to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
emphatic sentence-ending particle
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
encouragement; promotion; inducement; incitement; stimulation
recommendation; endorsement
otherwise; if not; or else
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
bad-tempered; aggressive; quarrelsome
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
as (for); for; in the capacity of
lick; bottom card of the draw pile; (arch.) tasting (a nobleman's) medicine to see if it contains poison; (arch.) medicine taster
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
to take one's place; to take one's position; to go into position; to line up
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both