with a friendly grin; smilingly
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
foothill; end section of a mountain range
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
the ninth; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
at once; immediately; right now
to sit for an examination
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
copper (Cu); bronze (medal)
flat out (of); completely empty; out of money; penniless; broke
storage; putting or stowing away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
ignoring; disregarding; taking no notice of; refusing to comment on; turning a deaf ear to
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
very interesting; of great interest
enormous; gargantuan; immense; ridiculously large
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
stairs; stairway; staircase
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
majestic; commanding; imposing; stately; dignified; with pomp and circumstance
personality; style; appearance
grandfather; male senior-citizen
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious