one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
magnifying glass; wrestler of the lowest rank
opposite side; opposition
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
chest; coffer; rice tub; lidded round, wooden container for cooked rice
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
tool; implement; means; furniture
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
item; something that one "just has to have"
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
by myself; in person; by oneself
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
female high-school student
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
congratulations on entering a school; gift to someone entering a school
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
Mont Blanc (chestnut and cream dessert)