if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity; (online) comment
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
lapis lazuli; lapis lazuli (color); beryl; mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail); glass
essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith (and marrow)
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
suffering from summer heat; summer heat fatigue
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
hey; yo; hi; yessir; understood
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
pendant (jewelry); pendant (light)
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
newcomer; initiate; rookie
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
your; indicates high rank or status; indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
frequenting (e.g. a bar); staying around (e.g. at someone's house); haunting
summer vacation; summer holiday
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...