to drink;  to gulp;  to smoke (tobacco);  to engulf;  to overwhelm;  to keep down;  to suppress
 to restrict;  to limit;  to be restricted to;  to be limited to;  to be best (for);  to be the best plan
 mouthful;  morsel;  gulp;  sip;  one word;  in short
 feeling refreshed;  feeling relieved;  neat;  tidy;  frank;  open-hearted;  completely
 hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm);  graupel;  dicing;  small cubes;  roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)
 to enter;  to go into;  to break into;  to join;  to enroll;  to contain;  to hold
 unusual;  rare;  new;  novel;  fine (e.g. gift)
 when it comes to ...;  if one were to speak of ...;  by ... you mean ...;  when you say ... you mean that ...;  whenever ...;  if it's ... then (without fail)
 state;  state of affairs;  appearance;  look;  sign;  indication
 to;  for;  from the standpoint of;  as far as ... is concerned
 indirect kiss (e.g. drinking from a cup someone has just used)
 natural;  reasonable;  obvious;  usual;  common;  ordinary
 endorsing and questioning the preceding statement;  lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
 called;  named;  as many as;  as much as;  all ...;  every single ...
 that is to say;  so that means
 wonderful;  marvelous;  strange;  strangely enough;  oddly enough;  for some reason
 beginning;  outset;  first;  onset
 to accept;  to receive;  to agree
 heh heh heh;  tee-hee;  giggle
 hum;  hmm;  hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed);  uh-huh;  mm;  hmm
 phew;  whew;  huff;  whoo;  wohoo
 unexpectedly;  unusually;  considering all that
 being used to socializing with women (of a man)
 seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
 in comparison to;  rather than
 to step on;  to tread on;  to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil);  to stand on;  to experience;  to undergo;  to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
 to think;  to consider;  to think (of doing);  to plan (to do);  to judge;  to assess;  to imagine
 genuine article;  real thing;  real deal
 until now;  so far;  up to the present
 number one;  first;  best;  most;  game;  round
 why?;  what for?;  how?;  by what means?
 special;  particular;  extraordinary;  exceptional;  especial
 heavy;  weighty;  heavy (feeling);  depressed;  slow;  sluggish;  important (position, responsibility, etc.)
 to pull;  to tug;  to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.);  to attract (e.g. interest);  to draw back (e.g. one's hand);  to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.);  to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
 the way there;  outbound leg;  bound for ...;  outbound ticket
 circle;  entirety;  whole;  money;  dough;  enclosure inside a castle's walls;  soft-shelled turtle
 face;  official stance;  public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts);  ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
 or rather (say);  or better (say);  or perhaps I should say;  or, how should I put it;  I mean
 way;  course;  the only way
 heavy;  weighty;  heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.);  serious;  gloomy
 direction;  way;  side (of an argument, etc.);  one's part;  type;  category;  field (of study, etc.)
 to use up;  to exhaust;  to devote oneself (to);  to do one's utmost (for);  to do to exhaustion;  to do completely
 very hard;  with utmost effort;  as hard as one can;  with all one's might;  for dear life;  eagerly
 above anything else;  above all;  more than anything;  best;  greatest;  excellent