explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
already; now; no longer; not any more
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent
proxy; ringer; substitute; second serving of noodles (to add to previously purchased ramen)
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
(as alike as) two peas in a pod
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
lump (of flour, etc.); clump (of ground meat, etc.)
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
though; notwithstanding; although
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
beginning; outset; first; onset
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
while; during; while; although; all; both
if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
but; however; provided that
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
carefully; thoroughly; fully; deliberately
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
almost; roughly; approximately
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
tip of the hand; (use of) one's hands; cheap trick; superficial wit; cheap; makeshift (e.g. measures)
to challenge (a person) to a fight