so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
starting point; starting line
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
only; merely; but; no more than
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
embarking (a ship); embarkation; boarding; ship (carrying someone)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
authenticity; credibility
to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
Western food; Western dish; Western cooking; Japanized Western cuisine
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
simmer; bubble out; flow out
physiological; physical; visceral; instinctive; in one's guts
present continuous tense; present progressive form; ongoing; (currently) active; currently in progress
once again; yet again; (there you go) again
I regret to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
useless; no good; hopeless; cannot; must not; not allowed
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
regular customer; regular patron; regular visitor; constant companion
two persons; two people; pair; couple
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to care for someone; to look after someone
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest