joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
physical distribution; distribution of goods; logistics
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
leader; boss; upper part of a flag; (Okinawa) bamboo poles with an attached vertical flag and an elaborate display at the top that are used during the annual fertility and thanks-giving festivals
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
competent; suitable; qualified
running (for election); coming forward as a candidate; going on horseback; going in person; (arch.) letting out a horse; (arch.) taking out a horse
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
left utterly helpless; have no one to turn to; unapproachable
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
many; much; plenty; hardly
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
Formosan sweetgum (Liquidambar formosana)
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
lady attendant; lady's maid; waiting maid
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet