a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
if it is (the case that ...)
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to increase; to add to; to augment
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
master; teacher; stable master
to need; to call for; to require
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
quality (of a product or a service)
singing one's own praises; praising one's own wares
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
god; deity; god-tier; incredible; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
(school) grade; year; class; grade; kyu (junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
blacksmithing; forging; smithery; blacksmith; smith
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
automatic; intransitive verb
restoration; repair; mending
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
large amount of money; great cost
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation
besides; in addition; also; moreover
powerful person; influential person
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
good-value; economical; advantageous (price, deal, etc.); useful; helpful