How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
to treat as a joke; to do jokingly
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
domestically produced; domestic; Japanese-made
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
set meal; special (of the day)
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
duty; obligation; responsibility
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
quick-witted; bright; rapid thinking
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
at the present time; as of now; at this time
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
to come to realize; to become aware (of)
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
to nitpick; to complain about trifles
to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
to moisten; to wet; to profit; to enrich; to benefit
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort