How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
greeting; a fine thing to say
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to stay up all night; to spend the night without sleep
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
pleasant feeling; good vibes
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
how; in what way; how about; questionable
rather; better; instead; if anything
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
should; must; -able; probably; likely
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
really; truly; indeed; good grief
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
enduring something out of pride; putting up with it; grinning and bearing it
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree