dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
during a telephone call; busy line
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
gyoza; pot sticker; crescent-shaped pan-fried dumplings stuffed with minced pork and vegetables
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
crispy; crunchy; tearing; ripping; spirited; energetic
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
becoming (like) an old man (in one's manner); turning into an old geezer
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
natto (fermented soybeans)
British person; Briton; English person; Englishman; Englishwoman
(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
way of eating; how to eat
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
soy sauce; soya sauce; shoyu
counter for drops of liquid