nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to discuss; to talk together
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
then; well; so; well then
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
what kind of; what sort of; what
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
delicious; skillful; skilled; expert
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
trash can; garbage can; rubbish bin; dustbin
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
uninterested (in); having no interest (in)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
why; how; for what reason
smelling of mud; smelling of earth; unrefined; unpolished; uncouth
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to turn completely into; to become completely
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust