far and away the best; the very best; cream of the crop; crème de la crème; decisive lead; commanding lead
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
Felidae (family comprising the cats)
to work hard at one's lessons
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
clear; distinct; evident; definite
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
to be transparent; to show through
nine (in mekuri karuta); oicho-kabu (traditional Japanese gambling card game)
bell pepper; green pepper; pimiento; pimento; capsicum
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
to read the situation; to sense the mood
his style; her style; his way (of); her way (of)
not noticing mood implicit to situations, conversations, etc.
leaving something as it is (after taking it out or turning it on)
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin
talking while standing; standing around talking
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
to get stuck in; to be mired in; to be addicted to
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
to say nasty things (about); to use abusive language
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
grooming oneself (esp. animals); mutual grooming (e.g. monkeys); social grooming; personal grooming
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
sitting together in a circle; happy circle; harmony
anniversary of the establishment (of)
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set