fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
possessing full mastery of an art (e.g. Judo); initiation into the secrets (e.g. of an art); full mastership
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
attentively; with great attention to detail (e.g. when teaching); patiently
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
master; teacher; stable master
privilege; special favor; special favour; benefit; prerogative; perk
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
back and front; inside and outside; inside out (e.g. clothing); double-dealing; two faces (cf. two-faced); outward appearance and actual condition
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
outsider; someone outside of a group
rather; sooner; preferably
the opposite sex; isomerism
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
comfort; consolation; diversion
favorite phrase; favourite phrase; byword; something one always talks about
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste