soy sauce; soya sauce; shoyu
salt; salt content; amount of salt; salinity
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
senior high school; high school
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
how; in what way; how about
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
baumkuchen (German spit cake)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to peel; to skin; to pare; to bare (teeth, fangs); to open wide (eyes)
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
running water; flowing water; stream
sound; noise; (speech) sound; Chinese-derived reading of a kanji
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
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)
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)