to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
ryotei; traditional Japanese restaurant (esp. a luxurious one)
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to be smeared; to be covered
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
within; inside of; less than
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to move (house); to change residence
neighbour; neighbor; neighbourhood; neighborhood
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
sense of values; values; value system
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
future (usually near); prospects
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
mid-to-long term; medium and long term