biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
child who has returned to Japan after living abroad; returnee child; (Japanese) person who lived abroad during (part of) their childhood
studying very hard; studying like mad
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
attack; offence; dominant partner of a homosexual relationship; a barrage of; a flood of
Chinese (lineage, ancestry, ethnicity, etc.); Sino-
enterprise; business; company; corporation
company president; manager; director
only; prostitute attached to a single member of the postwar Occupation Forces
indigenous language; local language; vernacular; native tongue
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
male homosexuality; bill of lading; BL
such; like that; that sort of; very
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
with a clink (click, clack)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
clumsy (work); awkward; poorly made; ugly (of a person); unattractive; plain
as a child; when one was a child
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
relation; connection; relevance
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
for example; for instance; e.g.
beauty parlour; beauty parlor; beauty salon; hairdressing salon
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but