genius; prodigy; natural gift
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
bento; Japanese box lunch
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
right beside; close to; nearby
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
one who knows little often repeats it
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
(theatrical) fighting scene
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
near oneself; close to one; familiar
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
appraisal; estimation; evaluation; setting prices
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
voluntary training; voluntary practice; free practice
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
so what!; who gives a damn?
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet); fried egg; frying pan for making rolled eggs
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse