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