obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
else; in addition; besides
to serve as a reference; to provide useful information; to be helpful; to be informative; to be instructive
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
is that so?; I see; right; oh
that's the way it is; such is life
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
ending without incident; being successfully brought to completion; finishing something without a hitch
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
crisper (e.g. in refrigerator); vegetable drawer; produce compartment
amazake; sweet drink made from fermented rice or sake lees
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
how; in what way; by what means
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; one's time (to act); one's chance
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
it is I who should say so
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
of course; certainly; naturally
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
home; household; family; hearth
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
perfect; complete; flawless
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
liquor store; wine shop; bottle shop; sake dealer; liquor-store owner; brewer
young master; young gentleman
senior high school; high school
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion