liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
that's the way it is; such is life
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
profitable plan; good plan
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); motorboat; ranch
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
kushikatsu; deep-fried skewered meat and vegetables
curry udon; udon with curry sauce
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
silently (as the grave); quietly (as in death)
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone