important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
natural; reasonable; obvious
just-harvested; freshly picked; freshly caught (fish); fresh
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
very popular; highly favoured
large company; large enterprise; large corporation
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
friendly; easy to get on with; easy to talk to; easy to like
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
management; administration; operation
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
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
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to impress; to move one's heart; to touch (a person's heart)
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
to come to like a lot; to fall in love
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?