moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
pet name; nickname; name used to indicate affection, intimacy, informality, etc.
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
every year; yearly; annually
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
immovable; motionless; firm; Acala (Wisdom King); Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
ranking; toplist (e.g. of WWW sites)
far and away the best; the very best; cream of the crop; crème de la crème; decisive lead; commanding lead
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
complete victory; total victory
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
exactly as stated; verbatim
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
it is I who should say so
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
opening ceremony (of the school term)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)