to rescue from; to help out of; to save
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
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
counter for waves (of a repeated occurrence)
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
how; in what way; how about
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
sliding; being just in time
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
than; from; out of; except; but; more
tasting a food that one has previously heard of
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
entrance; admission; entering