still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
personal attendant; valet; maid
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
appropriate; suitable; proper; fitting
first year; early years (of a reign or era)
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
direct talks; direct negotiations; talking to somebody in person
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
treasuring; cherishing; prizing; holding dear
accessory (fashion); jewelry; accessory (audio, car, camera, etc.)
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
covered in mud; mud-caked
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
to bend; to wind; to twist; to zig-zag
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
to be torn off; to come off
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to detain; to check; to restrain
such; like that; in that way
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
salesperson; shop assistant; hawker; (arch.) male prostitute
studies; schoolwork; classwork
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize