thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
every month; each month; monthly
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
regular customer; regular patron; regular visitor; constant companion
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to be worried; to be troubled
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; one's time (to act); one's chance
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate