certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
snapping (e.g. book shut); clapping; crackling; pachinko
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
adds force or indicates command
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
thank you for your continued patronage
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
location (e.g. of film shoot); remote (shoot at a remote location)
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
chattering; prattling; gooey; messy (from mud, ink, etc.)
secret; private; surreptitious
in the mountains; among the mountains
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
promotion (e.g. sales, etc.); marketing campaign; campaign (election, membership, enrolment, fund-raising, etc.); drive; military campaign; military action
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
(corporate) restructuring; downsizing; laying off people
self restraint; moderating one's behaviour; penitence; confinement to one's home; house arrest
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
refresh (e.g. memory, one's spirits, etc.)
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
salaried; with pay; vacation; (paid) holiday
to be needed; to be wanted
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful