moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
set meal; special (of the day)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
how many years; how long; what year
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
question; inquiry; enquiry
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
you could say that; that might be so
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
number one; first; best; most; game; round
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
NEET (young person not in education, employment or training)
protection law; shield law; law for the protection of something
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance