to get information out of a person; to begin listening
like this; this sort; this way
to have a talk; to tell a story
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
to like; to love; to be fond of
stopping at; going no further than
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
self-justification; excuse
tidal hour; right time; favourable opportunity (favorable)
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
kamado; traditional Japanese wood or charcoal-fueled cook stove
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
to become sinewy; to behave formally
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
to cut into chunks; to chop into lumps
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle
fruit wine (e.g. cider, wine, plum liquor); fruit liqueur
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
to expose; to lay open (e.g. secret); to take apart; to disassemble; to kill; to murder; to dress (meat)
the aforementioned; the said; (man, incident, etc.) in question; the usual
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
with hesitation; haltingly; falteringly; reluctantly