one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
two times; twice; two degrees
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
arm; skill; efforts; ability
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
second-generation Diet member; second-generation politician; Diet member who succeeded a parent
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
to serve; to work for; to attend
taking no notice; ignoring; not even looking at
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
receiving in advance (e.g. wages, interest); taking before others; anticipation; being ahead of (e.g. the times); prefetch; anticipatory completion (i.e. finishing another's sentence)
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
regimental (esp. striped tie)
how; in what way; how about; questionable
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane