particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
regional cuisine; local cuisine
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
now that you say that; now that you mention it
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
that; the matter in question
in person; personally; directly
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
transactions; dealings; business
go that far; to that extent
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
ongoing; in progress; afoot
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
farsightedness; far-sightedness; hyperopia; hypermetropia; long-sightedness
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)