but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
having said that; on the other hand
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to fall for (someone's smooth talk); to be taken in (by honeyed words)
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
to be ruined (reduced to poverty); to fall low; to go under; to come to ruin
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
results; record; grades; marks
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
to be disgusted with; to run out of patience; to fall out of love
head; chief; chairman; governor; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)