grasp; catch; understanding
exceptional item; extraordinary product
ability; performance; efficiency
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
such; this sort of; like this
genius; prodigy; natural gift
God; god; ace; king; superior person
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
to be surprised; to be astonished
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
guidance; leadership; leading the way
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
Shibuya, a special ward in Tokyo
in one's own way or style
difference in elevation (between two points in a body of water); head; drop (e.g. of a waterfall); difference; gap
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
calamity; disaster; misfortune
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
disaster response; measures to deal with natural disasters; disaster control; disaster recovery
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
permanent stationing; staying permanently; resident (program, file, etc.)
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)