was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
porcupinefish (Diodon holacanthus); balloonfish
biting into a whole fruit (esp. apple)
vanguard; advance-guard point; advance detachment; vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
to make someone drink; to force someone to drink; to serve (alcohol); to treat someone (to drinks); to be drinkable (esp. of alcohol); to be palatable
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
secret passage; underground passage; loophole; hole one can go through; opening
stylish; smart; chic; (arch.) conceited; (arch.) cheeky
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
power; authority; jurisdiction
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
to take a breath; to take a short rest
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
occupation (e.g. of territory); exclusive possession
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation