parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
extraordinarily; astonishingly; extremely; terribly; unreasonably; absurdly
free and uncontrolled; behaving with abandon; freewheeling
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
a little bit; a little while
Japanese beech (Fagus crenata); Siebold's beech
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
to be found (e.g. unknown quantity in an equation); to be calculated
quick work; (clever) feat
special move (e.g. in martial arts)
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
excessive; unmerited; generous; past participle
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
hopping; skipping; lightly and repeatedly jumping
to jump up and down; to hop
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
even if not; even without
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
joke; playfulness; kidding around
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
praise; glorification; extolment
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)