reading aloud; recitation
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
how; in what way; how about
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
sukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
buying and eating sweets (esp. of children); between-meal snacking
diet; dieting; losing weight (through dieting, exercise, etc.)
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
indecisively; hesitantly; irresolutely; wishy-washily
to summon courage; to be brave
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style