to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
at a loss for words; stumped for words
for a long time; at (great) length; lengthily; (extending) far; (stretching) out; (lying down) at full length
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
naked eye; the physical eye
minuscule amount; extremely small quantity
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); (a boy's) first ejaculation; spermarche; semenarche
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
manufactured goods; finished goods; product
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
make; manufacture; -made; made of ...; made in ...
fuel consumption; gas mileage
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
falling out (with); quarrel; discord; estrangement; being on bad terms
ability; performance; efficiency
to accept someone's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
production output; number of goods manufactured
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
production; output; turning out; extraction (e.g. of minerals)
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front