I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
please (give me); please (do for me)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
sorry; excuse me; thank you
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
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
chirashi; chirashizushi; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
delicious; skillful; skilled; expert
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
tasting (food or drink) for poison; checking the taste (of a dish); seeing how something tastes
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man