cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to close (one's eyes); to shut
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
top recommendation; (something) highly recommended
(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
roasting (e.g. of coffee)
(starting) from nothing; from scratch
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); it's not your business; it doesn't matter (to you); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
misedashi; debut of an apprentice geisha; ceremony in which a shikomi becomes a maiko
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend