to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
sticky; gummy; gooey; tenacious; persistent; dogged
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
reinforcement; strengthening
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
manner of using one's hands
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)