best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
Japanese cherry birch (Betula grossa); yellow catalpa (Catalpa ovata); Japanese mallotus (Mallotus japonicus); printing block; catalpa bow; catalpa medium
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
rebellious phase; rebellious age
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
coming home after midnight; person who comes home after midnight
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
competitive bidding (esp. for government contracts)
permission; approval; authorization; license
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
and; thereupon; because of that
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
way (of doing); manner; method; means