race game (board game where the object is to reach the goal first); trad. Japanese board games played with dice, esp. ban-sugoroku
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
as you see; as you can see
when it becomes; when it comes to
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
cooperation; collaboration
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
one by one; one each; one at a time
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
almost; roughly; approximately
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
all; entire; whole; altogether
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling