French; French food; French cuisine
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
anything and everything; all sorts of things; by all means
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
prejudice; bias; distorted view
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
in one's own way or style
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
should; must; -able; probably; likely
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
katsuobushi; small pieces of sliced dried bonito
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
especially; above all; inter alia; among others
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
expression; presentation; representation; notation
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
Europeans and Americans; Westerners
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
blasphemy; curse; profanity; sacrilege; desecration