to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
cookery school; cooking school; culinary school; culinary academy
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
now; the present time; just now; another; more
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
some people; a few people; several people
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to get back together (with a former partner)
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
still; even now; to this day
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
care of (e.g. address on letter); c/o; encouragement; bringing around; stimulant; tonic
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally