to treat (someone) to (something); to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live in luxury; to be proud; to be haughty
to accept someone's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
speaker; narrator; speaker (of a language)
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
totally willing; fully motivated
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
ball; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone); board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
person who is ...; thing that is ...
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
with a whizzing sound; with a whistling sound; sound of something whizzing by
strike (e.g. in baseball, bowling)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
pin (e.g. hairpin, safety pin); (bowling) pin; pin; flagstick; (a) one (on dice or Japanese playing cards); first; top
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few