battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
to keep watching; to continue looking at; to gaze at
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
double; twice (as much); twofold
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
to become possible; to become able to (do)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
finely chopped fish or meat (sometimes seared first); mince; hitting (e.g. a drum); striking; bashing; criticizing; robbery
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to be perturbed; to be agitated
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
young girl; lass; adolescent female
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!