today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
alone; by oneself; on one's own
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
corridor; hallway; passageway
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
to happen to meet; to come across
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
(a woman) being gifted with both intelligence and beauty
large pink (Dianthus superbus var. longicalycinus); woman who displays the feminine virtues of old Japan
naivete; simplicity; innocence
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to like; to love; to be fond of
undisputed; entirely; perfect
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
short-distance race; sprint
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
to tower above the rest; to be by far the best; to be prominent; to be outstanding; to be a cut above
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
group engaged in some activity (players, companies, forces, etc.)
to compete ruthlessly; (lit.) to sharpen swords
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to happen to have on hand or in stock
perfect; complete; flawless
to be finished; to be completed; to be done
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly