skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse
crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
first place; first rank; units position (of a number)
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
looking and listening; (television) viewing; (public) attention; interest; (signal) reception
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to drop in; to go see (someone); to come to hang out
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
to collapse; to flop (onto)
only; merely; but; no more than
to use up all of one's energy and willpower; to be exhausted (and have no will to go on)
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
absolutely; completely; utterly; really; simply; only
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
pounding (of one's heart); throbbing; thumping; heartily (eating); devouring; munching
pulse; pulse rate; pulsation; stroke of pulse
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
single word; a few words; brief comment
unmistakable; evident; obvious; certain; beyond doubt
primary school; elementary school; grade school
being unfamiliar with a locality; not knowing one's way around; (lit.) not knowing one's right hand from the left; being clueless