being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about
insignificant; inconsequential; trifling; negligible; of little importance
question; inquiry; enquiry
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
god-like existence; person far higher (in hierarchy, etc.) than oneself
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
strong and weak points; likes and dislikes; strengths and weaknesses
hedge; fence; border; limit
all out; like hell; like crazy; desperately; (lit.) expecting to die
perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual
minute; fine; delicate; accurate; precise; elaborate
omission; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
opportunity to show one's abilities; time to show one's stuff; one's province
useful thing; usable article
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
to state; to express; to mention
up and down, left and right; top and bottom, left and right
solid body; three-dimensional object; multi-storey car park
to go ahead; to pull ahead
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
successively; one after another
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
extension; elongation; prolongation; Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try