to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
ice house; ice room; cold room
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
all present; all concerned; all of us
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to be surprised; to be astonished
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
authority; power; influence
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
popular figure; person in demand; favorite; favourite
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
fall; tumble; spill; degradation; comedown; demotion
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind