the very image of health itself; picture of health
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
results; record; grades; marks
(academic) excellence; superiority; honors (e.g. graduating with); cum laude
practice (as opposed to theory); actual practice; actual site; (at) the scene; (on) the spot
(addressee's) name; (recipient's) name and address
process; course; mechanism
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
briskly; quickly; promptly
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
foxtail millet (Setaria italica); Italian millet (also Hungarian, German)
dry riverbed; river beach
rice cracker; senbei; Japanese cracker; rice cookie; wafer
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
product of the land; present; souvenir
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
lacking skill; uninspiring; unexciting; dull; unrefined; boring (from being too plain)
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
standard; set; routine; decided
to be prolonged; to drag on
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
memories; recollections; reminiscence
rainfall; snowfall; alighting; descending
single edge (e.g. sword blade)
inside a car (train, bus, etc.)
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
mum; mom; mummy; the missus