stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to approach; to draw near
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
that's the way it is; such is life
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
secondary taro corm; daughter taro corm; taro cormel; taro bud
to peel; to skin; to pare
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
root; joint; base; crotch
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
how long; how far; how much
woman; female; feminine gender
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age