speech; words; one's lines; remarks
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
genuine article; real thing; real deal
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
matcha; powdered green tea
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
secret; private; surreptitious
how; in what way; how about; questionable
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
considerably; fairly; quite
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
to recall; to remember; to recollect
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
successfully; nicely; (yummy) food; yum-yum