to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
rather than; more ... than ...
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
as expected; as predicted
to run up to; to rush over
both hands; both arms; ten
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
comfort; consolation; diversion
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
one's habitual behaviour (behavior); day-to-day conduct
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
bump (e.g. on forehead); lump; protuberance; swelling
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively