request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
overall victory; championship
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
Stefan; Stephan; Stephane
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
recently; lately; these days
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
rote learning; education that stresses memorization
than; from; out of; except; but; more
fastidiousness; enthusiasm for one thing; meticulousness; susceptibility for a stiffening of the shoulders
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
competitive entrance examinations for prestigious kindergartens and elementary schools
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
to concern; to be related
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)