paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
neck; bottleneck; obstruction; neckline
snugly; cosily; compactly
just managing; with great difficulty
peerless; matchless; unrivaled; unrivalled; unequaled; unequalled
to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded
in spite of; despite; although; regardless of; irrespective of
high praise; great admiration; with critical acclaim; to rave reviews; currently; presently
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting
revamping; reshaping; rearranging; reorganizing
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
southern tip; southern end; southernmost part
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
to tame (an animal); to domesticate
standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (jōseki); standard sequence of moves (esp. in a corner)
one's work environment; job conditions
former site (of something); site (e.g. of a demolished building)
godan (verb, verb conjugation); fifth dan (in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
assistant instructor; substitute instructor
to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten
deposit; earnest payment; earnest money
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
restoration; return; reduction; resolution; deoxidization
knowing how to swim with the tide; being good at dealing with things
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
skeleton; skeletal structure; build; framework
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
to become settled; to be fixed
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
to behave like a spoiled child; to behave like a spoilt child; to fawn on; to depend and presume upon another's benevolence