to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
though; notwithstanding; although
sampling food; tasting; trying
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
gas range; gas burner; gas ring; gas cooker; gas cooktop
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
fancy restaurant; expensive restaurant
in comparison to; rather than
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
groundwork; foundation; inclination; aptitude; undercoat; first coat
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
too much; excessively; too
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
for the first time in one's life
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity