improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
until now; so far; up to the present
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
Japanese food; Japanese-style meal; Japanese cuisine
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
don't worry; no worries; never mind
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
boom; bang; wham; Oh my God!; What a shock!
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
not caring; not giving a damn
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
Western cooking; Western-style meal; Western-style food; Japanized Western cuisine
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible