highest (e.g. floor); top; best; finest; supreme
famous brand of sake; choice sake
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
because of; owing to; due to
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
love of drink; fondness for alcohol; person who likes to drink; drinker
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
is that so?; I see; right; oh
a step; short distance; short time
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
location (of); position; whereabouts; place where one is
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect