superior; excellent; fine
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
simply; merely; only; solely
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
dotage; feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
I'm telling you this for your own good; here's some friendly advice
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
to say no more; to sink into silence
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
up until now; as recently as the present
wet nurse; nursing mother
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
such; like that; that sort of; very
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
selection; choice; option
worst; worst-case (scenario)
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to bluff; to act brave; to put on a bold front
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
twentieth day of the month; twenty days
already completed (arrived, happened, etc.)
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
in this manner; in this way; like this
inviting another to one's home, office, etc.; (lit.) the trouble of coming (going)
tenth day of the month; ten days
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
infection; contagion; becoming infected
news; word; tidings; omen
bunch of flowers; bouquet
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...