highest grade; superlative degree
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
doppelgänger; doppelganger
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
and so; therefore; for that reason
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
(being in) the black; surplus; black letter
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
decrease; reduction; decline
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
to rain incessantly; to downpour
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to look around; to survey
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
existing alongside (each other); mixture; intermingling
to begin to walk; to set out
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
minidisc; MD; missile defense; MD; magnetic disk; MD
depending on; dependent on
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
resistance; opposition; obstruction; (electrical) insulating coating; insulating varnish
to attack; to assault; to assail
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
severe; strict; tough; hard
nothing ventured, nothing gained; (lit.) you will not get the tiger cub without entering the tiger's den