preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key
accepting an order; receiving an order; orders received
good customer; prime customer; valued clientele
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
instant; moment; for an instant
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
particularly; only; in the case of
confidentially; privately; off the record
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
humming a tune; humming unconcernedly
older brother; elder brother
study; diligence; discount; reduction
to feel hungry; to get hungry
(eating or drinking) to one's heart's content
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
growth period (in children)
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
episode; anecdote; vignette
inheritance; something given or received
head; brains; intellect; understanding
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to happen to pass by; to pass by
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
preparing to flee; being ready to run away
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred