to gasp for air; to pant; to be out of breath
beautiful face; beautiful looks; beauty; belle; handsome man
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
declaration; proclamation; announcement
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
tool; implement; means; furniture
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
really; truly; indeed; good grief
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
completely exhausted; dead tired; knackered
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
to congratulate; to celebrate
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
with gusto; with wild abandon; enthusiastically; energetically
to smack one's lips (over a dish); to eat with relish
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress
and then; and so; and; so then
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
violently; without holding anything back; firmly; resolutely
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as