to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
extremely spicy; fiery hot; extremely harsh (criticism, review, etc.); scathing
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
by myself; in person; by oneself
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
confections; sweets; candy; cake
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
such; this sort of; like this
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
emphatically (bite, gulp, chew, etc.)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
self-sacrifice; self-renunciation
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
removing a bad taste; cleansing one's palate; palate cleanser; intermezzo; dish or beverage to cleanse one's palate between dishes of a meal
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded