number one; first; best; most; game; round
trattoria; small informal Italian restaurant
welcome!; nice to see you!
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
foreign; abroad; overseas
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
final scene; the end; finale
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
hey there; I say; see here
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
decoration; ornament; trimmings
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
green; emerald green; green color of new foliage; verdure
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
is it?; isn't it?; be; is