face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
serious; not joking; straight
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
such; like that; that sort of; very
meaning; significance; sense
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
prioritized; focused; concentrated; predominant
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
independently; individually; separately; alone; singlehanded; unassisted
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
power of expression; expressiveness; expressive power
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
to become better; to improve
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
go that far; to that extent
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so