superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
ceremonious; unduly distant (e.g. towards a friend); overly formal; reserved
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
study group; study meeting
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
humanities, social sciences, and fine arts; liberal arts
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
ancient writing (Edo-period or older); classical literature; ancient Chinese character (pre-Qin period); Chinese character script used before the Qin period
Chinese classical writing; Chinese classics; writing composed entirely of kanji
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
lapse of memory; (something) slipping one's mind; forgetting for a moment something one knows well
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
when it becomes; when it comes to
family restaurant (i.e. a restaurant with varied and inexpensive menu options); casual dining restaurant
(husband and wife) both working; dual income
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet