first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
no matter what anyone says; regardless of what is said
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
don't worry; no worries; never mind
seitai; manipulative therapy based on Chinese and Japanese traditions, and encompassing osteopathy, massage and chiropractic
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
university (college) professor
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
excellent; superb; first-rate
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
mishearing; (feigned) deafness; homophonic translation of song lyrics for comic effect
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
insolent fellow; rude fellow
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
sunlight; rays of the Sun
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
(not so) much; (not) very
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to spread; to be propagated
function; facility; faculty; feature
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of