to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
in order; in turn; one by one
place; situation; position; location
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to open one's mouth wide and eat heartily; to gulp down food
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
good flavor; good flavour; delicacy; dainty
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
fine food; high-quality food; gourmet; epicure; gastronome
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
ultimate; final; last; eventual
through a (computer, etc.) screen
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
reproachful; hateful; bitter
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
national glory; Ralls Genet (cultivar of apple); Ralls Janet; Rawls Jennet
computer game for men featuring beautiful women characters (usu. adult game)
choices; alternatives; options
question; inquiry; enquiry
difficult to say which of the two is better; hard to tell which is better; (there is) little to choose between them
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
but; however; provided that
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
triumphant pose assumed by an athlete
confections; sweets; candy; cake
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
dissatisfied-looking; looking discontented
groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)
in the end; at the end of the day
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series