having worldly wisdom; worldly person; cosmopolitan
to be born (with); to be born (to be); to be destined
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
to pay; to be profitable; to pull against each other
recognition; acquaintance
to be unable to let pass unnoticed; to be unable to be indifferent; to be unable to just watch (without doing anything)
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
newcomer; neophyte; novice; newbie
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
transactions; dealings; business
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
leading product; flagship product; top product
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
indeed; really; truly; very much
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
to finish reading; to read through
to summon courage; to be brave
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
supreme ruler; conqueror; champion; winner; titleholder
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
pictorial book; picture book; illustrated reference book; identification manual; field guide
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)