performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
considerably; fairly; quite
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
to pierce something all the way through (with a lance, arrow, etc.)
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
of course; certainly; naturally
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
weightlessness; zero gravity
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
hey there; I say; see here
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to play a leading role; to play a central part
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
rocky planet; terrestrial planet
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas); gasoline; gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
three; three years of age
to remain unextinguished; to survive
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest