expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
child prodigy; infant genius; wonder child
three; three years of age
multiplication table; times table
all; entire; whole; altogether
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
this world; this life; world of the living
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
non-slip device (material, tread, etc.); non-skid; anti-slip; back-up option (esp. with regard to university admissions); back-up choice; insurance choice
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
results; record; grades; marks
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
no problem; piece of cake
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
than; from; out of; except; but; more
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
(I) won't (say) anything no matter what (expression is followed by negative verb relating to say, answer, etc.) to not (tell) even under any threat
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
Chomolungma (Mt. Everest)
in comparison to; rather than