as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
katsuobushi; small pieces of sliced dried bonito
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
leading figure; influential figure; mogul
one thin flat object; one sheet
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
so; like this; in this way
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to sting one's eyes; to make one's eyes smart
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
red and white; colours for festive or auspicious occasions (colors); two teams; two groups; Kōhaku Uta Gassen; annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve (sponsored and broadcast by NHK)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case