How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
it's nothing; don't mention it; no thanks necessary
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to send to; to deliver; to escort (a person) home
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
unable to resist; unable to suppress
trivial; not amounting to much
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
in the confusion of the moment; taking advantage of the confused state of affairs
price; cost; value; worth; value
reserved; introverted; reticent; shy; withdrawn
Japanese jack mackerel; Japanese horse mackerel (Trachurus japonicus)
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
to strangle; to constrict
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
four (long cylindrical things)
leading; prominent; eminent; counting on one's fingers