abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
not understanding; not knowing
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
to be able to manage somehow or another
adds force or indicates command
worldly wisdom; secret of success in life
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
local specialty; special product (of a region)
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
rather; better; instead; if anything
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
reason; cause; circumstances
good flavor; good flavour; delicacy; dainty
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
(not so) much; (not) very
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to begin to do; to cater; to deliver food
outrageous; scandalous; inexcusable; disgraceful; shameful; rude
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
highest ever; record-high; highest on record
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than