command of English; proficiency in English; knowledge of English
especially; particularly; unusually; (arch.) additionally
worldwide; common to the whole world; universal
trial stage; experimental phase; prototype stage
proficient; skillful; patience; perseverance; fortitude
gross; disgusting; sickening
insatiable; untiring; persistent
main performer; star performer; headliner; rakugo storyteller of the highest rank
as is habit; the way life normally is
promoting; increase; advance
inquisitive mind; spirit of inquiry; spirit of enquiry
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
something out of the ordinary; variant; variety; person with an unusual character or background; unique figure; exceptional type
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
unintelligible language; incoherent language; talking nonsense; "all Greek to me"; double Dutch; (something) incomprehensible
parent-child relationship
sushi shop; sushi restaurant; sushi bar
tone-deafness; amusia; tone-deaf; off-key; having no sense (of something); being hopeless (when it comes to something)
origin; appearance of auspicious omen
everyday conversation; day-to-day conversation
maker; builder; creator; tenant farmer
palm tree (any tree of family Arecaceae)
ringtone (of mobile phones, portable phones, cellphones, etc.)
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
result; effect; performance; workmanship; execution; shape and quality (of an article)
friendly; easy to get on with; easy to talk to; easy to like
to look young; to seem young
formality; social rules; social status; social standing; (arch.) amendments and enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
specialist shop; shop specializing in a few types of product
antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; intentional negligence; tenuki; taking the initiative by ignoring the opponent's last move and playing somewhere else (in go)
legitimate; orthodox; traditional
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
change of occupation; career change