victory or defeat; match; contest; game
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
each and every one of them; every last one of them; all a bunch of
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
regular holiday; fixed day off; regular closing day
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
sharing; share (on social media); market share
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting
shortcake (layered cream and fruit cake; in Japan, made with sponge cake)
cocoa (beverage, cocoa solids); hot chocolate
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to press; to oppress; to dominate; to overwhelm
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)