oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
all you can drink; bottomless cup
all (that one has); all (that there is); everything; as much as possible; as much as one can; to the utmost
small token (of gratitude); my (humble) feelings
extremely; very; really; super; so
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
hello; good day; good afternoon
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason