number one;  first;  best;  most;  game;  round
 important person;  influential figure;  big shot;  big thing;  big one;  big game
 presence (impressive quality)
 to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.);  to shoot;  to set free;  to release;  to emit (e.g. light);  to give off (e.g. a scent)
 kind;  sort;  type;  similar example;  parallel;  the like
 to cram;  to stuff;  to jam;  to squeeze;  to compress;  to pack
 quantity;  amount;  generosity;  magnanimity;  pramana;  (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
 healthy;  sound;  wholesome
 it's different when ... but;  it's not so bad when ... but
 influence;  effect;  to influence;  to affect;  to have an influence on
 unladylike;  unbecoming;  immodest;  unthinkable;  impossible;  ridiculous
 to have sexual intercourse
 successive generations;  successive emperors
 to wave;  to shake;  to sprinkle;  to throw (dice);  to cast (actor);  to allocate (work);  to turn down (somebody)
 cold-hearted;  callous;  unfeeling;  insentient (objects);  insensate;  inanimate
 to make a sound;  to give off a sound;  to hear a sound
 large size (paper, book, etc.);  ōban;  large oval gold coin used in the Edo period
 to cover (with something);  to put on (e.g. on someone else's head);  to plate something (with a metal);  to pour or dash a liquid (on something);  to charge (a person with a guilt)
 Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
 to insist;  to assert;  to be obstinate in saying
 even if I say so myself;  for me (to do such a thing)
 by the way;  incidentally;  even if;  no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
 to be conspicuous;  to stand out
 the past;  bygone days;  one's past (that one would prefer remained secret);  past (tense);  preterit;  previous life
 selection;  choice;  option
 regret;  repentance;  remorse
 to track down;  to locate;  to find out;  to smoke out;  to ferret out;  to chase up
 to become stronger;  to grow in intensity;  to grow violent;  to invite contributions, etc.;  to solicit help, participation, etc.;  to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
 to get close;  to cuddle close together;  to nestle close to;  to snuggle up to
 comic books;  comics;  comic;  comical
 to respond;  to answer;  to meet (e.g. demands, expectations);  to affect;  to take a toll;  to strike home
 to smile (at);  to grin (at)
 to grasp back;  to squeeze back;  to grab back
 to state;  to express;  to mention
 to return to normal;  to revert to the starting point;  to go back to how it was
 nonchalant;  unconcerned;  in a casual manner
 green tea;  green leaf tea;  non-powdered tea (as opposed to matcha);  medium-grade green tea
 I wonder;  do you think?;  I might;  some kind;  some stage;  somehow
 herbal tea;  herb tea;  tisane
 on the contrary;  far from it;  if anything;  in fact;  instead
 to happen to have on hand or in stock
 to run out of;  to be short of;  to be out of stock;  to be out of (e.g. breath);  to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)