attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
about; on; regarding; per; for every
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
professional; pro; program; production; proletarian; proletariat
being put to shame; being outshone; being eclipsed; feeling embarrassed
perquisite; perk; side benefit; emoluments
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
to press against each other; to huddle together
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
support; backing; aid; assistance
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to hold back (someone) from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
general; popular; common; typical
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
absolute best; very finest; top-class; first-rate; elite
particularly; only; in the case of
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)