order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
neat and clean; tidy; trim
as expected; as predicted
the nth ...; divisions of a kabuki performance
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
to be clearly ahead of the competition; to stand out noticeably above one's rivals; to stand out from the crowd
first and second; A and B; superiority and (or) inferiority; distinction (in quality); discernment
to show through; to be hinted at; to peek through; to shine through
intensive training; extra hard training
messenger; envoy; emissary
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead
engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
formal; stiff; strict; ceremonious
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
intimacy; affection; familiarity
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
state of things; state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
alley; alleyway; path through a gate or garden; teahouse garden
crunching; chewing or crushing something hard; hard and crunchy; very skinny; emaciated
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
(not) even a little bit; (not) in the slightest; (not) one bit
unsafe; insecure; careless; dangerous; incautious; imprudent
to become hoarse; to become husky
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly