How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
invitation; introduction; temptation
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
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?
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
junior high school student; middle school pupil
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
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)
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
how long; how far; how much
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
searching for someone; search for a missing person; searching for a (job) candidate; recruitment; scouting
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis); oceanic bonito; victorfish
porcelain bowl; donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice
really; truly; indeed; good grief
dripping with sweat; doing something by the sweat of one's brow
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
deception; make-believe; fake; counterfeit; phony
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce