considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
really; truly; indeed; good grief
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
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
scallion; green onion; spring onion
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
from now; from this moment; henceforth
noodles with duck meat and Welsh onions
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); Japanese bunching onion; green onion; spring onion; scallion
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
southern barbarians (name used in ancient China for non-Chinese ethnic groups to the south); South-East Asian countries (in the late-Muromachi and Edo periods); Western Europe (esp. Spain and Portugal and their South-East Asian colonies; late-Muromachi and Edo periods); foreign (of goods from South-East Asia and Western Europe); exotic (esp. in a Western European or South-East Asian style); chili pepper; nanban
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
meaning; significance; sense
coming to Japan; visit to Japan; arrival in Japan
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...