bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
not caring; not giving a damn
study; learning; tutorial
serious look (on one's face); straight face
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
surprisingly; stunningly; astonishingly; wonderfully
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
probability; likelihood; chances
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
trend; course of action; directionality; directivity; directional; vectorial
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
with a friendly grin; smilingly
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
indifferent; unconcerned; nonchalant; unmindful; inattentive; careless
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
assertion; declaration; affirmation
to have a reason; to have an excuse