to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
three; three years of age
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
in that way; thus; so; so?
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
eating heavily; hearty eating; binge eating; big eater; trencherman; gormandizer
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
considerably; fairly; quite
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
burst of laughter; roar of laughter
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
pair; the two; both persons; both things
draw (in competition); tie game
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
seriously delicious; very skillful; proficient
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
war; battle; match; game; competition
special training; intensive training; crash course
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you