certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
disliking a certain food without having tried it; disliking something without having tried it; being prejudiced against; having an instinctive aversion to
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
really; truly; indeed; good grief
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
to spread; to be propagated
confections; sweets; candy; cake
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
serious look (on one's face); straight face
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
pointing out; identification
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to be on edge; to be nervous; to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.); to be harsh
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
nikujaga; meat and potato stew
leftovers; remains; leavings; remnant; surplus
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to pack; to crowd
volume (sound level); volume; bulk; volume (book); volume (storage area); potentiometer
perfect score; full marks; perfect; entirely satisfactory; excellent
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky