any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...
consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
feeble joke; poor joke; corny joke; bad pun
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
because of; owing to; due to
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly
sympathy; empathy; response; identification (with someone)
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
tea-drinking companion; crony; buddy; spouse married late in life for companionship
(university) president; chancellor; principal; provost
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
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)
deliverables; delivered product
chicken katsu; chicken cutlet
spinach (Spinacia oleracea)
dish dressed with sesame sauce
pork miso soup; miso soup with pork and vegetables
glutinous rice steamed with red beans or some other ingredient; (arch.) trickery; (arch.) deception
to smack one's lips (over a dish); to eat with relish
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
to be led by; to be headed by
the same night; that night
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
shiso (Perilla frutescens var. crispa); perilla; beefsteak plant
painstaking piece of work; work of great effort; tour de force; toil; labor; labour
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to get excited; to get hyped up; to become happy; to get in a good mood
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
club activities; extracurricular activities