to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at someone's expense)
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
to intensify; to be excited; to fly into a rage; to dash against; to encourage
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
serious look (on one's face); straight face
weeping; sobbing; softly (crying); with a prolonged dull pain; having a griping pain
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
to treat (someone) to (something); to give (someone) a treat; to buy (someone a meal, drink, etc.); to be extravagant; to live in luxury
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
another time; some other time
down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with
impudent; shameless; brazen; cheeky; presumptuous
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
chance; opportunity; occasion
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support