to earn the nickname (of); to be dubbed
to play a leading role; to play a central part
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
three generations; third generation immigrant; sansei; the third (e.g. Henry III)
being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about
biological parent; real parent
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
one's home country; one's homeland
to be duplicated; to be repeated; to overlap; to fall together (of dates, etc.); to repeat (a failed course, school year, etc.); to make a double play
often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to
not a chance; not likely; no way; oh no; yuck; eew
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
if so; in that case; in that situation
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
go on!; right!; here goes!
irrefutable evidence; smoking gun; solid evidence; incontestable proof; dead giveaway
from A to Z; in every particular; all without exception; in everything; through and through; (lit.) from one to ten
attack; drive; advance; invasion
newly appointed; inaugural
to flap strongly; to stir up fiercely
to some degree; up to a point; to some extent
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
taste; liking; preference
to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
entry (in a form, register, diary, etc.); filling in; filling out
overly serious; serious to a fault; humorless
call; summons; call; invocation; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse)
to complain persistently; to gripe; to grumble; to die
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
briskly with small steps; trotting
to compare with the eye; to judge by comparison; to take into consideration; to bear in mind
reputation; respectability
to blame; to find fault with
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
castle wall; town walls; defensive wall; rampart
annex (to a building); annexe; extension; supplementary building
being dotted about; being scattered; being interspersed
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
instruction; direction; briefing
conference room; council room