new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
sales pitch; sales lure; catchphrase
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
something; some kind of; for some reason
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to collect; to assemble; to gather
plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution
way (of doing); manner; method; means
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to be taken for granted; to be generally accepted; to be the established wisdom; to be the (social) convention; to be the customary thing to do
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
hundred battles; many battles
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
soccer club (at a school); football club
after school (at the end of the day)
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
strong point; selling point; forte; specialty; attraction
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
silence (not speaking); muteness
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
to speak; to say; to vocalize
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling