first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
property; fortune; assets
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
three; three years of age
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
don't worry about it; forget about it
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
understood; I see; OK; present; here
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
foreign; abroad; overseas
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
to comfort; to console; to amuse
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
around the world; throughout the world
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
to employ; to hire; to charter
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly