classical music; classic; classical; classic (work); the classics
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
such ... as; or some such
aspect; phase; condition; modality (philosophy)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
body heat from several people in close quarters; stuffy air
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
such; this sort of; like this
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
for today; for the time being
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
skewered rice dumplings in a sweet soy glaze
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); plagiarism; rip-off
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
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)
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
red bean paste; red bean jam; kudzu sauce; filling (of a dumpling, etc.); filling; stuffing
suddenly; all of a sudden
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
spit; skewer; proxy (computer server)
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
skillful words; deceitful words; glibness
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...