to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
how many people; a number of people
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
(I) won't (say) anything no matter what (expression is followed by negative verb relating to say, answer, etc.) to not (tell) even under any threat
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner
rather; better; instead; if anything
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
participation; joining; entry; adherence
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
surrender (to the authorities); giving oneself up; turning oneself in
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
as you see; as you can see
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N
probability; likelihood; chances
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
chance; stroke of luck; (curious) turn of events
to collude (with); to conspire (with); to make friends with; to get along well with; to become intimate (with opposite sex); to establish a secret liaison (with)
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
special; particular; peculiar; unique
combination; arrangement; distribution; marrying off
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
decolourization; decolorization; decolourisation; decolorisation; bleaching
real hair; one's own hair
prohibition; inhibition; ban
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone