to choke; to have trouble breathing
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
most likely contender; prime candidate; top prospect; leading candidate
to form a pair (pairs); to partner
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to have an eye on; to zero in on
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
damask rose (Rosa damascena)
woman (writer, artist, aviator, etc.)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
around the world; throughout the world
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
trivia; snippet of knowledge
to be needed; to be wanted
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
strongest (candidate); likeliest (winner); top (suspect)
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of