look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
while; during; while; although; all; both
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
to feel; to sense; to experience
person obsessed with thoughts of sex
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
in the same way as; just like
ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
war; fighting; fierce competition
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
normalization; normalisation
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
sweet flavour; sweet flavor; flattery; stupidity
dry taste (e.g. sake, wine); a liking for sake; one who likes sake; salty (taste); harsh; scathing
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
delicious; appetizing; appetising
blend of seven spices (cayenne, sesame, Japanese pepper, citrus peel, etc.)
appendix; supplement; annex; extra (of a newspaper or magazine)
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
nashi (Pyrus pyrifolia, esp. var. culta); Japanese pear; Asian pear; sand pear; apple pear
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
emotional scars; mental trauma
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)