research society; study class (e.g. religious); seminar (e.g. presentation of research)
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
spit; skewer; proxy (computer server)
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
branch-off edition (of a series)
trattoria; small informal Italian restaurant
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
war; battle; match; game; competition
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to join forces; to cooperate
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
Western cooking; Western-style meal; Western-style food; Japanized Western cuisine
broad; vast; boundless; wide
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
Spanish food; Spanish cooking
Chinese cooking; Chinese food
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate
first place; head position; leading position
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
at least; at most; (even) just
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to