crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching; crunchies
to deep-fry; to make deep-fried food; to launch (fireworks, etc.); to hoist (e.g. a flag); to summon (for geishas, etc.); to call in
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
three; three years of age
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
because; as; since; so; due to
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
Shōwa period (1926-1989); Showa period
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
no!; no no!; no, not at all
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
woman; female; feminine gender
way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
labor; labour; work; Labour Party
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)