noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
to forget to say; to forget to mention
oh my god; how; what the; incredible
as (for); for; in the capacity of
to blame; to find fault with
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
young greens; young herbs
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
beginning; outset; first; onset
difficult to ...; hard to ...
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
to step forward; to volunteer
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
participation; joining; entry; adherence
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
to knock (someone) to their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
match; game; bout; contest
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
turning by hand; hand-turned; hand-cranked; preparations; arrangements
pioneer; leader; taking the initiative; leading an attack; charging ahead of others (towards the enemy)
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
that's true; of course; obviously
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
lady attendant; lady's maid; waiting maid
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to move forward; to move on
to exhaust one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade somebody or explain something, etc.); to run out of words; to be verbose; to cajole; to talk someone's head off