boasting; bragging; big talk; conch (esp. Charonia tritonis); trumpet shell
peep; chirp; poor; hard up; the runs; diarrhea
suddenly (rising to fame, etc.); instantly; immediately; one bound; one leap
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
outsider; layman; amateur
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
movie theater; movie theatre; cinema
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage
novice; beginner; starting to run; running off; running away
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
antecedents; ancestor; previous position; previous existence; predecessor organization; predecessor organisation
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
geisha; professional female entertainer, usu. at traditional banquets
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
dishonesty; injustice; dishonor; dishonour; ingratitude
lack of registration (in the census register); buying a geisha or prostitute her contractual freedom
standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (in go); standard sequence (esp. in a corner); standard move
railroad; railway; rail transport
government official; clerk
course; route; path; process; means
omission; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
many; much; a great amount; (arch.) excessive amount
making rapid progress; making great advances; rush; dash; onslaught
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
solid body; three-dimensional object; multi-storey car park
innovation; new departure; milestone; breakthrough
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
different item; different lot