to care for someone; to look after someone
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
and yet; though; when; in spite of
manners; courtesy; etiquette
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
difficult to ...; hard to ...
enlightening; deep; meaningful; profound; subtle; rich in nuance
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
(Chinese) chili oil; chile oil; chilli oil
combination; assortment (of goods); assorted basket or box (e.g. of chocolates)
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
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
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
older sister; lass; young lady
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
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
such; this sort of; like this
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
all over Japan; throughout Japan
moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
foreign; abroad; overseas
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
you (plural); all of you; you all
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
historic ruins (remains, relics); archeological site