how things should be; the way something ought to be; ideal state; ideal form
unfairness; injustice; partiality
impudence; shamelessness; brazenness; brazen person; shameless person; impudent person
feeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful; feeling sorry (for troubling someone); feeling ashamed (e.g. of an error); (arch.) shrinking back in fear
curious; strange; unusual
to tower extremely high; to pierce the sky; to overflow (with energy); to run high (of spirits, momentum, etc.); to surge (of a feeling)
far and away the best; the very best; cream of the crop; crème de la crème; decisive lead; commanding lead
well-mannered; courteous; polite
end (of a street, hallway, etc.)
life expectancy (at birth); average life span; mean lifetime
mature; experienced; precocious; mature for one's age
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
briskly; energetically; livelily; efficiently; crisply; vigorously
dialogue; conversation; talk; discussion; communication
presentation (e.g. of a gift)
(very) familiar; well-acquainted
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
one or two; a few; small number
satisfying; pleasing; gratifying
plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)
great debt of gratitude; great obligation
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
to put one's hand on; to touch
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
fact-finding survey based on interviews; oral survey; interview survey
(preliminary) skirmish; prelude; preliminary encounter; warm-up match (e.g. before a final)
handling things without making waves; taking in one's stride
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); urine; piss; elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name)
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
overview; outline; rough summary
one side; one party; the other side; one (of a pair); the other (one); the mate
consistently; unchangingly; throughout