difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
now; the present time; just now; another; more
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
coming out; emerging; being born into (a certain family); being a native of (a particular place)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to look down on (someone); to make fun of; to put down; to treat with contempt; to underestimate
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
(some) more; even more; longer; further
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to understand (each other); to comprehend
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead