owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
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)
Japanese person; Japanese people
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
pretension; conceit; hubris
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
my book; my (humble) work; a little thing of mine
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
tendency; trend; inclination
representative; exemplary; model
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
beginning; outset; first; onset
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
head; brains; intellect; understanding
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
university (college) professor
wall iris; roof iris; Iris tectorum; fleur-de-lis
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique