poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
passenger seat; assistant driver's seat
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
oak tree; (arch.) imperial palace guard
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
all present; all concerned; all of us
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
Honshū (largest of the four main islands of Japan); Honshu
western part; the west (of a region); the West (United States)
headquarters; head office; main office
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
one's possessions; ownership
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
to play a leading role; to play a central part
residential area; quarter; neighbourhood; neighborhood
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
seed leaves (of a dicot); cotyledons; bud; early stages; very beginning
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
one leaf; one page; one sheet; (arch.) one boat
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
boarding (a train, bus, etc.); getting into (e.g. a taxi)
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly