leader; central personage
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly
far and away the best; the very best; cream of the crop; crème de la crème; decisive lead; commanding lead
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
physical weariness; sense of fatigue; washed-out feeling
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
sight; attraction; spectacle; something worth seeing
very interesting; of great interest
to sink (into); to get depressed
to scrutinize; to scrutinise
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
exposing fully; uncovering completely; being in full view; putting on display; not disguising
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
water outlet; tap; faucet
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to diminish (dampen) the spirit
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
impudent; brazen; shameless; bold
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
confused (situation); great fuss; much wrangling
to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on
secretary (government); director; chief
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
apathy; lassitude; lethargy; languor
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
reason; cause; circumstances
to grow; to grow up; to be good at; to excel in
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism