here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
oops; that's enough (when pouring up alcohol, etc.)
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to face; to go towards; to head towards
until now; so far; up to the present
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
main body (of an army); main force; these troops
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
in comparison to; rather than
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
tradition; legend; folklore
great person; eminent figure