before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
being beaten by one's opponent's persistence; being outlasted; running out of patience; giving in; succumbing (to)
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
boisterously; roughly; briskly
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
(your, his, her) daughter
to be; to exist; to be (honorific copula)
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
future (usually near); prospects
don't you think?; indicates question
until now; so far; up to the present
way (of doing); manner; method; means
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
with gusto; with wild abandon; enthusiastically; energetically
to fire a gun; to let off a gun; to loose off a shell
polite; respectful; reverent
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
please; somehow or other; one way or another
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase