course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
cocoa (beverage, cocoa solids); hot chocolate
coincident with; while; simultaneously
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
question; inquiry; enquiry
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
eradication; extermination; destruction; suppression
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
such ... as; or some such
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
imagination; supposition; guess
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
present; gift; to give a present or gift
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
social; societal; societary
sweets (desserts, candy, etc.)
all-you-can-eat; eating as much as one likes