holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
wandering (e.g. bird, exile, lifestyle); wandering alone in a strange country
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
superb piece of work; masterpiece; exquisite item; perfection; unique article
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
recipe; prescription (medical); how-to guide (e.g. crafts)
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to be surprised; to be astonished
our country; our land; one's own country
honorific/polite/humble prefix
local specialty; local special dish
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
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
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
please (give me); please (do for me)
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on