number one; first; best; most; game; round
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
Urashima's casket (in the story of Urashima Tarō); Pandora's box; one's closely guarded treasure
flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo)
to take back; to recapture
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
(really) terrible; awful; (very) nasty; (extremely) harsh; severe
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
finally; at last; at length; barely; narrowly; hardly
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction