attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
sudden turn; sudden change; (suddenly occurring) accident; emergency
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
chair; stool; post; office; position
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
wise saying; famous saying
lump (of flour, etc.); clump (of ground meat, etc.)
great person; eminent figure
Shōtoku Taishi (574CE-627CE); Prince Shōtoku
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
impossible; unlikely; improbable
background research; research into the period
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
ranking; toplist (e.g. of WWW sites)
continuation; succession; series
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
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.)
far and away the best; the very best; cream of the crop; crème de la crème; decisive lead; commanding lead
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
training (animals); breaking (animals)
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
had better ...; had better not ...
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
strength; power; proficiency; ability
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
second (unit of time); arc second