most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
just because; even if; even though
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to increase; to add to; to augment
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to be silent; to say nothing
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
good luck; fortune; happiness; harvest; yield
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to repeat; to do something over again
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
neglect of one's health; unhealthy living; intemperance
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
(with a) slap; smack; wham; sound of striking with something solid; zap; crack
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in