best; most (valuable player); top (quality); grade A; ace; finest
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
of course; certainly; naturally
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
overall victory; championship
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
instant; moment; for an instant
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
don't you think?; indicates question
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to take a growing interest in
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
inn with hot spring facilities; hot spring inn; hot spring ryokan; onsen ryokan
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
adult striped mullet; in the end; after all is said and done
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
starvation; famine; hunger
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)