approximation; rough estimate; ballpark figure
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
repentance; confession; penitence
Western painting; Western film; Western movie
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
confections; sweets; candy; cake
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
championship; title (of champion)
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
planning; project; plan; design
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
different (from); not the same (as)
another time; some other time
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
(one's) initials; first letter (of a name, sentence, etc.); initial; first
uppercase letter; capital letter; large character; large writing; the (kanji) character "dai" meaning "big"; huge character "dai" formed by fires lit on the side of a mountain in Kyoto on August 16 each year
lowercase letter; small letter
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
third day of the month; three days
statute of limitations; lapse of rights after a period of time; becoming invalid or void after a set time; ageing; aging
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
free (of charge); gratuitous
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move