cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
all; entire; whole; altogether
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
(someone else's) daughter
suffix for familiar person
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
beautiful woman; pretty girl; high-quality goods; special article
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
convening; calling together (e.g. parliament); call-up (for military service)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness