prior investment; upfront investment
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
a dime a dozen; two a penny
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
play; sport; romp; frolic; joke; prank
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
drinking bout; merrymaking
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
alcohol; (alcohol-based) hand sanitizer
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...