topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
nikujaga; meat and potato stew
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
military station; post; quarters; police station (early Meiji era)
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
only; merely; nothing but; no more than
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
all over; filled in; complete; total; clichéd; hackneyed; plaintext
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
(the extent of) one's vocabulary
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
one (thing); one piece; one item
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous