secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
strong sake; firewater; rotgut
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
suffix for familiar person
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
special training; intensive training; crash course
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to go crazy; to become romantically or sexually involved (with someone)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
to be extremely cautious; to be as sure as sure can be; to make assurance doubly sure
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
how; in what way; how about; questionable
don't you think?; indicates question
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
I see; that's right; indeed
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
they; those guys; those fellows
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
difference; variation; difference
evident; plain; distinct; clear
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
board chairman; managing director; chief director
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on