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)
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
to relax; to feel at home
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to take flight; to disappear
to gather in large numbers (of people); to hang out (as a large group)
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
snake; serpent; large snake
warehouseman; storekeeper
first move (in go, shogi, etc.); moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
a little bit; a little while
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
cooperation; collaboration
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
weapons; arms; fighting with swords; sword fight
to cease; to stop; to be over
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person