to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
admiration; wonder; astonishment
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
good humour (humor); good mood
to one's heart's content; as much as one likes; without reserve; freely; to the full
to muster (e.g. one's courage); to call forth; to rouse up; to be enlivened; to be invigorated
excellent article; fine item; rare beauty; masterpiece; gem
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
serious look (on one's face); straight face
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
by myself; in person; by oneself
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
to be refined (character, manners); to be classy; to be polished
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
rare; uncommon; unusual; rare; lightly cooked
one by one; one each; one at a time
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. of fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
eye; eyes; sight; vision; looking
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
inheritance; something given or received
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
highish; somewhat high; on the high side; somewhat expensive; comparatively expensive; on the expensive side
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...