without touching; no touching; not participating in; not being concerned by; without being involved in
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
starting (machine, engine, car, etc.); activation
televising; broadcasting; airing
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
primary school; elementary school; grade school
dream for the future; hopes for the future
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
baseball player; ballplayer
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
scrap; piece; fag end; unimportant (person); petty (official); barely (in a role)
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
silence (not speaking); muteness
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
Manchu-Han Imperial Feast; three-day feast of Chinese delicacies held during the Qing dynasty
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter