highly skilled; skillful; very capable; particularly able person; master-hand; person of ability
godan (verb, verb conjugation); fifth dan (in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
to serve as a reference; to provide useful information; to be helpful; to be informative; to be instructive
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
it's better to; it's best to; it's safest to; you can't go wrong with; it doesn't hurt (to be young, beautiful, have money, etc.)
the year following an inauspicious year
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
to listen again; to ask again
to intensify; to be excited; to fly into a rage; to dash against; to encourage
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
world; society; people; the public
together with; same; both; all; including ...
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
annoying; infuriating; provoking; irritating; aggravating; vexing
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
past forty; following right course
brimming with vitality; full of vigor; full of life
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx
to have something to do with; to be concerned with; to have a connection with; to become involved in (something negative); to become entangled in; to get mixed up in
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
to be unmovable; to be well-established; to take root
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
to raise; to record; to bring up (a matter); to serve (food); to send some on out
tinnitus; ringing in the ears
a short while ago; just now; already; for a long time