great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite
reigning (over a country); dominating; controlling; dictating
great person; distinguished person; outstanding figure; giant; person of high caliber
hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm); graupel; dicing; small cubes; roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
manageable; tractable; easy to care for; easy to deal with; easy to handle
phone scam involving a pretended relative
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
(distinction of) sex; gender
one-year-old; one year old
master; expert; brilliant move (in go, shogi, etc.); excellent move
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
present continuous tense; present progressive form; ongoing; (currently) active; currently in progress
first generation; founder
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
Emperor Jimmu; Jimmu Tenno
since the era of the Emperor Jimmu; (first ever) since the dawn of Japan's history; unprecedented
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
to end without incident; to not turn into something serious
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
just safe (e.g. just avoiding being late, failing an exam, etc.); only just OK; barely acceptable
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
(feeling of) identification; sense of unity
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
very much; extremely; greatly
a head (e.g. taller or shorter); noticeable difference (in competitors' results)
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony
uniform; even; across-the-board; equal
advantage; advantage (in soccer, rugby, etc.); advantage rule; advantage (in tennis)
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
hey; hello; wow; oh; oomph; heave-ho
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft