hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
chance encounter (worth treasuring); a connection made with another person by chance
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
named after; associated with; connected with
reason; cause; history; origin
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
to make a speech; to address
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
ptoo (i.e. spitting sound); ptew; ptooey
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
with a scraping sound; with a scratching sound; with a crunching sound (while eating)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to be greedy; to devour greedily
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to be to the point; to be pertinent
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent
stolen goods; loot; spoils
to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)
to pick up; to find; to gather
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
to serve one's aim; to serve one's purpose
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
astounding; tremendous; crazy; exorbitant
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff