degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
divining sticks; counting; calculation
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
(understanding or appreciation of) culture; (one's) education; cultivation; sophistication; refinement
results; record; grades; marks
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
self-study; teaching oneself; studying by oneself (at school) while the teacher is absent
to begrudge doing; to find bothersome
addition; adding; supplement
one-by-one; separately; in detail
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
multiplication and division
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
with a collapse; with a slump
be (that) as it may; having said that
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
to ask a question; to ask questions
clearly; distinctly; vividly
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
still (continuing); as ever; further
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)
a little while later; for a little while; some time later; for some time; presently
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
each time; every time; thank you for your continued patronage; thank you for your support; hello; I'm coming in
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
shopping; purchased goods
guest of honor; guest of honour; good customer; important customer
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
while there is life, there is hope; without life, there is nothing; don't waste your life
premature death; untimely death; dying young
genius; prodigy; natural gift
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim