yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
bony; tough; plucky; spirited; hard to deal with
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
how long; how far; how much
since then; from that time; ever since
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
cone (e.g. pine, hemlock)
already; now; no longer; not any more
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
to pass (of time); to elapse
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
to try a new venue for eating, drinking, night amusement, etc.
thing that should be (carefully) avoided; no-no; thing to definitely not do; something forbidden; taboo
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
innumerable; countless; numberless
in good taste; tasteful; having good taste; having a cultivated taste
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
to set up shop; to open a store
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few