the Four Heavenly Kings (Dhrtarastra, Virudhaka, Virupaksa, and Vaisravana); the big four (i.e. four leaders in a given field)
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
please (give me); please (do for me)
very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
this world; this life; world of the living
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)
to find out; to discover; to locate
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry
perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
genius; prodigy; natural gift
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
cram school; part-time school preparing students for entrance examinations
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
game arcade; video arcade
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific