achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
superior; excellent; fine
article; thing; object; property; real estate
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
misemono; type of Edo- and Meiji-period side show often held outdoors or in small temporarily erected shacks on temple and shrine grounds; show; exhibition; spectacle
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
blunder; bungle; gaffe; bungling; stupid; tactless
to care for someone; to look after someone
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
(school) recital; school concert; class presentation; presentation (for a new product, etc.); announcement event; launch event
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
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
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
no-good woman; (female) loser
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
how; in what way; by what means
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
invisible person (in science fiction, etc.)
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to gather; to collect; to assemble
new graduate; recent graduate
new employee; freshman employee; new hire