cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
after a long time; for the first time in a while
please (give me); please (do for me)
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
adds force or indicates command
hook (high point of a song); chorus
it's been a long time; long time no see
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
star (cinema, sports, etc.); celebrity; star symbol; asterisk; (celestial) star
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
strict; rigid; exact; fair; impartial
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling