authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
knowledge; understanding; rules; regulations; deputy; acting
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
likability; favorability; popularity
to watch steadily; to stare
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
degenerate; decadent; corrupt
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
to colour; to color; to grow lively; to become excited; to waver; to show uneasiness
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
lily (Lilium spp.); yuri; genre of comics and novels about female homosexuality
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
second day of the month; two days
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
otherworldliness; detachment from the real world; lack of worldly sense
to dig out; to gouge out; to scoop; to ladle; to jerk (one's chin)
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
quarrel; dispute; argument