the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
something; some kind of; for some reason
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
memory; sense; experience
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; (lit.) to grab by the tail
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
by itself; automatically; naturally
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
(in) her way; peculiar to her
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly