a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
chip; microchip; chip (in poker, roulette, etc.); casino token; chip (shot); (wood) chip
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave in one's liver
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
application; entry; request; subscription; offer; proposal
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
house hunting; searching an entire house; searching a house thoroughly
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
to fail (in getting a job); to miss out (at fishing, hunting, etc.); to be left out; to be crowded out
living together (with one more person)
making something widely known; introduction; debut; announcement; unveiling
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
food culture; dietary culture; cuisine
to wander from place to place; to change jobs
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
second day of the month; two days
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to spurt toward; to put on a spurt
perfect; complete; flawless