highest grade; superlative degree
superior; special class; higher than A class; extraordinary
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
not necessarily so; is not always true
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
-like; pseudo-; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism; (arch.) censure
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to be stingy; to be tightfisted
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
ringing; throbbing violently
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
being somewhat excited (agitated)
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
clicking; clopping; clacking
selfish; self-seeking; self-interested; mean
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
what do I care; oh well; what will be, will be
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
putting into operation; invocation
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
petty bourgeois; lower middle class
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
metre; meter; meter; gauge
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important