life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
on countless occasions; many a time
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
to brush gently; to stroke; to caress
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
long ago; already; a long time ago
with a momentary flash of light
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
background reflections (e.g. on a window); reflected glare
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to wag one's tail; to flatter; to butter up; to fawn (on)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
to buy up; to lay in a stock; to stock up; to buy a lot
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
strenuous exertion; spurt; splurge
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
rice cracker; senbei; Japanese cracker; rice cookie; wafer
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
rolling by hand (e.g. sushi roll, cigarette); winding by hand (e.g. watch); hand-rolled sushi (usu. cone-shaped); windup watch; mechanical watch
(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to look forward to something
please (give me); please (do for me)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)