biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
company president; manager; director
in comparison to; rather than
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
messenger; envoy; emissary
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
to set somebody to work in an arrogant fashion; to push somebody around; (lit.) to indicate by pointing one's chin; to chatter; to jaw; to jabber
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
modesty; humility; being humble
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
conduct of business; management; acting as agent (of a land owner, house owner, etc.); being in charge (of a house, etc.)
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to look away; to avert one's eyes
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility