food culture; dietary culture; cuisine
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
now; the present time; just now; another; more
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to be intimate with; to befriend
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
a little embarrassing; slightly embarrassed; somewhat ashamed; extremely embarrassing; extremely embarrassed
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
charming; fascinating; attractive
such; like that; that sort of
frivolous; flippant; superficial; flattery; (insincere) compliments
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
is that so?; I see; right; oh
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
legendary; folkloric; traditional
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
honest person; person of integrity; straight shooter
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
airborne (troops, operation, etc.)
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend