yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; preliminary selection; screening (e.g. of applicants); provisional election
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top
tough guy; wild one; veteran (in a particular field); expert; person of surprising audacity; someone with a lot of nerve
final selection (in a competition, match, etc.)
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
data collection; data acquisition
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
notice; attention; observation
regular customer; regular patron; regular visitor; constant companion
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
existence; being; presence
measured amount (esp. of medicine); dosing; manner of seasoning; making adjustments based on experience; doing something by feel
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy