Japan's best; number one in Japan
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
every year; yearly; annually
university graduate; having graduated from university
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to face on; to look out on to
quite; utterly; really; completely
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
free; unfettered; according to one's own whims; doing as one likes
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
company president; manager; director
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner