oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
to use and then throw away
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
at the last moment; this late in the game
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
meaning; significance; sense
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
King of the Mountains (cycling, esp. Tour de France)
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
king; monarch; ruler; champion
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
inter-scholastic athletics competition
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
to perceive; to understand
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
assorted vegetables for sukiyaki (esp. green onion)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream