even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
surrounding at a distance
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
natural; reasonable; understandable
performer; entertainer; celebrity
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
close; intimate; on good terms
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
beginning; outset; first; onset
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
completely changed; totally transformed
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
grilling on a skewer; spit-roasting
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
shrill; strident; sharp (pain, e.g. headache, earache); ice-cold; very cold
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)