one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
these days; nowadays; recently
postscript; post scriptum; PS; P.S.
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
don't you think?; indicates question
goldfish (Carassius auratus)
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
no!; no no!; no, not at all
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
natural foods; organic food
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
father; dad; husband; you; he
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
forcing (plants, vegetables, etc.); artificially hastening the growth of plants (by controlling heat, light, etc.)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
packing; packaging; face mask; face pack; puck
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger