every year; yearly; annually
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
chestnut rice; rice boiled with chestnuts
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
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
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
two persons; two people; pair; couple
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
bento; Japanese box lunch
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
have a good day; take care; see you
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
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?
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like