deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
changing one's (public) persona; changing one's (public) image
originally; by nature; from the start
such; this sort of; like this
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
income; receipts; revenue
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
adds force or indicates command
strategy meeting; council of war
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
all; entire; whole; altogether
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
study of foreign languages; linguistics
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
no, not like that (but like this)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
height (of body); stature
very; extremely; excessively
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
than; from; out of; except; but; more
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
sukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
beginning; outset; first; onset