superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
metre; meter; meter; gauge
junior college; vocationally oriented two or three year post-secondary education institution
to be summoned (i.e. of a geisha, by a customer); to be offered (the job of ...); to be invited (to do ...)
once; one time; exclusively; only; alone
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
spinning (textiles); spun yarn
top-ranked firm; top-tier corporation; leading company; prestigious company; stellar company
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
if you think about it; come to think of it
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
insanity; an insane person
by myself; in person; by oneself
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment
even if; even though; however; no matter how
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
kanji "road" or "advance" radical (radical 162)
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
saying nothing; understanding tacitly; without putting into words
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
only; merely; but; no more than
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
busying oneself about (something); being on the move; bestirring oneself; on the go; taking an active interest
literally; to the letter; literal
unable to finish (on time, etc.); unbearable; intolerable; beyond endurance