remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
as (for); for; in the capacity of
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
essence; true nature; substance; reality
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
much less; to say nothing of
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
can do nothing but (do); cannot help (doing) something
go that far; to that extent
not holding on; not using the hands; letting go one's hold; lack of reserve (in expressing one's emotions); lack of restraint; openly (saying)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to pour drinks for each other; to drink together
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
to repeat; to do something over again
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to press alcohol on someone; to urge somebody to drink; to offer alcohol to someone
had better ...; had better not ...
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)