and;  and then;  thus;  and now;  and finally
 height;  acme;  extremity;  end;  limit
 to use up;  to exhaust;  to devote oneself (to);  to do one's utmost (for);  to do to exhaustion;  to do completely
 imperial capital (esp. Kyoto);  final word of an iroha poem;  10^16;  10,000,000,000,000,000
 cooking;  cookery;  cuisine;  dealing with something;  handling;  administration
 home town;  birthplace;  native place; (arch.)  ruins; (arch.)  historic remains
 to be;  to exist;  to have;  to be located;  to be equipped with;  to happen
 -ian (e.g. Italian);  -ite (e.g. Tokyoite);  -er (e.g. performer, etc.);  person working with ...;  man;  person
 indicates word or phrase being defined;  used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.);  with;  (not) as much as;  (not) so much as;  the fact that
 to say;  to utter;  to name;  to call;  to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping");  to make a noise
 until (a time);  till;  to (a place or person);  as far as;  to (an extent);  up to
 Japan's best;  number one in Japan
 to be particular about one's food;  to have a discriminating palate
 pride;  self-confidence;  thinking highly of oneself;  being proud of one's abilities or achievements
 good thing;  strong point;  good family;  prestigious school;  the right moment;  utter
 right?;  isn't it?;  hey;  say;  you know;  you see;  will you?
 eh?;  what?;  yes;  that's correct; (arch.)  strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.)  hey
 papa;  dad;  daddy;  sugar daddy
 (not) at all;  (not) in the slightest;  wholly;  entirely;  extremely;  very
 to differ (from);  to vary;  to not be in the usual condition;  to not match the correct (answer, etc.);  to be different from promised;  isn't it?
 the expectation is that ...;  the reason is that ...;  the fact is that ...;  the explanation is that ...;  it is that ...
 no;  nay;  well;  er;  you're welcome;  not at all
 place;  location;  room;  space;  basho;  wrestling tournament
 by means of;  due to;  because of;  according to
 hey;  you;  hey;  hey;  hold on;  yo
 terrible;  dreadful;  amazing (e.g. of strength);  great (e.g. of skills);  to a great extent;  vast (in numbers)
 stairs;  stairway;  staircase
 railway station;  train station;  staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan);  counter for railway stations and bus stations
 famous product;  special product;  speciality;  specialty
 large;  big;  great;  prominent;  -sized;  as big as;  university
 (what) the heck;  (why) in the world;  one object;  one body;  one form;  one style
 what;  how many;  many;  a lot of;  several;  a few
 step;  stair;  grade;  rank;  counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.);  dan
 approximately;  about;  to (about) the extent that;  (almost) enough that;  as ... as ...;  like
 yes;  yeah;  huh?;  what?;  not;  's
 seems;  I think;  I guess;  don't you agree?;  I thought you'd say that!
 don't;  do;  hey;  listen;  now, ...;  well, ...
 to come (spatially or temporally);  to approach;  to come back;  to do ... and come back;  to come to be;  to become
 to go;  to move (in a direction or towards a specific location);  to proceed;  to take place;  to pass through;  to come and go;  to walk
 adds force or indicates command
 competition;  contest;  rivalry;  competition (between organisms or species)