to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
memories; recollections; reminiscence
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
while; during; while; although; all; both
to develop a relationship; to build intimacy; to deepen a friendship; to get acquainted
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
how; in what way; how about
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
(it won't be possible) on such short notice
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
single-lens reflex camera
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
New Year's Eve; end of the year
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
present; gift; to give a present or gift
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
considerably; greatly; a lot
to be digested; to master (a skill); to be proficient; to mature (e.g. personality); to mellow; to mature (foodstuff)
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!