farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
convenient; handy; useful
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
westward trip; trip to the West
account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters
descendant (usu. of a certain generation); (arch.) lineage; (arch.) pedigree; (arch.) grandchild
bodhisattva; one who has reached enlightenment but vows to save all beings before becoming a buddha; High Monk (title bestowed by the imperial court); title bestowed to Shinto kami in manifestation theory
metre; meter; meter; gauge
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
to kick flying (often a person in sport, martial arts, etc.)
hiding one's embarrassment
taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; tackling; challenging (someone to a contest)
from the best to the worst; from top to bottom; of every kind; all sorts
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
pin (e.g. hairpin, bowling pin, golf pin, etc.); one (on dice, in cards, etc.); beginning; best; kickback
university or college offering four-year programs; the big four ...; the four major ...
try; attempt; try (rugby)
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
earth, water, fire, and wind (the four elements)
the four classical chemical elements (fire, earth, air and water)
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
simply; merely; only; solely
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
the four elements (earth, water, fire, wind); the human body; Tao, heaven, earth and king
be (that) as it may; having said that
to look down on (someone); to make fun of; to put down; to treat with contempt; to underestimate
to summon; to get used to call
to order; to command; to appoint
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
ignoring (somebody); ostracizing; leaving (someone) out
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing