now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
office kitchenette; room with facilities for boiling water
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
all; entire; whole; altogether
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
how; in what way; how about
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
once again; yet again; (there you go) again
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
every month; each month; monthly
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
chirashi; chirashizushi; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
honorific/polite/humble prefix
soy sauce; soya sauce; shoyu
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
pluralizing suffix; nickname-forming suffix
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after