most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
outdoor party where guests cook various types of vegetables (esp. in Tōhoku); (lit.) stewed potato party
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
woman; female; feminine gender
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; fundamentals; the ABCs of ...
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
divining sticks; counting; calculation
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
learning about the world; preparation for life in the community; work experience
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
several (objects, usu. from two to six)
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to be kind to; to treat kindly
originally; by nature; from the start
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned