had better ...; had better not ...
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
to burrow through; to dig through
production; output; turning out
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
soba noodles in broth served continuously so that the guest or customer never has an empty bowl
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
offense and defense; offence and defence
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
to scatter away; to vanish
cooperation; collaboration
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
difference; variation; difference
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
having enough of (food, drink, etc.); having one's fill; fully enjoying
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
(taking a) bath; hot spring cure
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
in comparison to; rather than
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
accent (of one's speech); dialect; provincialism; corrupted form (e.g. of word); mispronunciation