skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
absolute best; very finest; top-class; first-rate; elite
insight; power of observation
accurate; correct; precise; exact
serious wound; serious injury
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
anyone can make a mistake; Homer sometimes nods; (lit.) even Kōbō Daishi's handwriting contains mistakes
secret; private; surreptitious
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
sudden change; complete change
to fly into a jealous rage; to go mad with jealousy
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
to make a lasting impression
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
to move forward; to move on
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
cool; stylish; awesome; sick; sweet; dope
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
not serious; frivolous; insincere; unsteady
self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
to badger; to pester; to beg
stabbing (repeatedly); piercing; (words) cutting to the heart; striking home; loose; sloppy
to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
heinous; treacherous; atrocious; diabolic; fiendish; inhuman
competent; suitable; qualified
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
simple honesty; tactless frankness
busying oneself about (something); being on the move; bestirring oneself; on the go; taking an active interest