to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
strenuous exertion; spurt; splurge
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
fat under-belly of tuna (considered high-quality)
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
to press alcohol on someone; to urge somebody to drink; to offer alcohol to someone
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
ago; since; before; previous
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
omission; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
should; must; -able; probably; likely
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix