high-quality goods; choice goods
strongest ever; most powerful in history
to become good-looking; to start looking appropriate (for something)
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
to hit; to beat; to shout at; to yell at
beating time with one's hands; clapping to the beat; making a careless move (in go, shogi, etc.); responding to an opponent's move without proper thought
in swarms; in great crowds
sub; substitute; reserve; sub-
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
indeed; really; truly; very much
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
last ray of hope; only hope
place to die; place of death
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
discount; reduction; rebate; tenths discounted; tenths reduced
to do one good; to be beneficial; to stand in someone else's shoes; (arch.) to care deeply for someone
structural alteration (of a building); reconstruction; rebuilding; remodelling; remodeling
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime
vigilance committee; vigilante corps
resourcefulness; ability (esp. to earn a living); dependability; reliability
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
(turned out) all right in the end
to keep talking; to go on and on; to talk non-stop
half the amount (of money); half price; half fare
understanding person; supporter
to use up (all one's strength, ideas, etc.); to exert oneself; to do one's best
remaining; left-over; excess
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
to line up; to put in a row; to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to link; to put together
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
commemorable; worth commemorating; momentous; monumental
recklessly; thoughtlessly; pamperingly; indulgently; shoo!; heave-ho; hallo
physical work; manual labour (labor)
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
an issue being settled; a case being closed