special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
opening and shutting; opening and closing
sound; noise; (speech) sound; Chinese-derived reading of a kanji
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
evening meal; dinner; supper
of course; certainly; naturally
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
Hamburg steak; hamburger steak
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
while; during; while; although; all; both
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
journey; route of a journey
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly