as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
Hyūga (former province located in present-day Miyazaki Prefecture); Hyūga (city)
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
had better ...; had better not ...
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
gently; mildly; leniently; don't be too hard on me (us, them); go easy on me
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
cookie; biscuit; cookie (browser-related file sent from a WWW server)
superb piece of work; masterpiece; exquisite item; perfection; unique article
if you don't mind; if you like; if you feel up for it; if you're interested
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
confections; sweets; candy; cake
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
than; from; out of; except; but; more
kushikatsu; deep-fried skewered meat and vegetables
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
speech; words; one's lines; remarks