here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
bull; bulldog; bulldozer; bourgeois; bourgeoisie
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
after a long time; for the first time in a while
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to shake; to sway; to waver
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
matsutake mushroom (Tricholoma matsutake)
grilling on a skewer; spit-roasting
clear broth soup, with ingredients and garnish floating in and on it
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
since one was born; (in) all one's life
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
one by one; one after another; successively
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
though; even if; whether ... or ...
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
to step back; to walk backwards
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial