thorough; exhaustive; complete
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
obedience; submission; resignation
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
for example; for instance; e.g.
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
female university student; female college student
all present; all concerned; all of us
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to avenge (somebody) by striking down their killer
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
number one; first; best; most; game; round
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game
porcelain bowl; donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
gun; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish
sanity; consciousness; soberness
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence