it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
number one; first; best; most; game; round
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
because; for; the reason why is ...
Japan's best; number one in Japan
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
it is not (like that) either
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
to run swiftly; to dash; to rush; to race
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
to detain; to check; to restrain
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
time; season; period; phase; stage
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but