definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
older brother; elder brother
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
strong person; the strong; the powerful
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
independence of will or action; self-direction; autonomy; initiative; identity
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
overall victory; championship
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to chase; to run after; to pursue
myself; yourself; I; me; you
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
by myself; in person; by oneself
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate