preface; introduction; preamble
simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
striking a deal; coming to an agreement; making noodles by hand; making handmade noodles; manual input (on a computer, etc.); entering (text) by hand
to discuss; to talk together
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
way; method; means; resource; course
several million; millions (of)
model; prototype; archetype; (sewing) pattern
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
my goodness!; good lord!; holy cow!
that is to say; so that means
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
end (of life); death; demise; (peacefully) spending one's final years
an issue being settled; a case being closed
(really) terrible; awful; (very) nasty; (extremely) harsh; severe
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
dissatisfied-looking; looking discontented
how many people; a number of people
for today; for the time being
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgement
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
function; facility; faculty; feature
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
short pause; short interval
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself