elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
in case of; at that time; at this time
cooperation; collaboration
thoroughly; through and through
rational; reasonable; logical
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to attempt; to test; to try out
living thing; living creature; animal; life
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
to do (a person) good; to bring profit
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
to have a talk; to tell a story
if it is the case that ...
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
to spend time (on doing something)
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
in the end; at the end of the day
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
too much; excessively; too
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
beginning; outset; first; onset