tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game
salesperson; shop assistant; hawker; (arch.) male prostitute
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
soda pop (esp. fruit-flavored); pop; (fizzy) lemonade; sweet carbonated drink
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
antiquity; the previous era
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
food and drink; eating and drinking
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
first game; first round (of tennis, etc.)
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
match; game; bout; contest
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
arm; skill; efforts; ability
body; trunk; torso; hull (boat); fuselage (aircraft)
than; from; out of; except; but; more
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling