from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
to be infected; to be contagious
to use properly; to use (different things) for different purposes
the real pleasure (of something); the real thrill; flavour of ghee; (fig.) delicious taste; Buddha's gracious teachings
in spite of; despite; although; regardless of; irrespective of
high-quality goods; choice goods
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
royal castle; imperial castle
other; another; over; more than; I; me
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
strong interaction; strong force
to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge; to fish
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
right of succession; right to the throne
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
to struggle in the water; to be drowning; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
to set (someone) up (in a high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship; to flatter
having no way of knowing; being completely ignorant of
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
the farthest ends; the furthest ends
financially scraping by; meagre existence (meager); hand to mouth existence; living one's life without plan; living life day-by-day; taking life one day at a time
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to try all possible means
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
depending on the way ...; depending on how ...; according to how ...
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; card; program
touching a wrong card (in karuta); buzzing too early (in a quiz); making a mistress of a servant; mistress (who is one's servant); foul (comp. karuta); touching a card which is not in the same territory as the correct card
in this manner; in this way; like this
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
to smell sweet; to be fragrant