to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
considerably; greatly; a lot
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
improvisation; improvised; impromptu; extempore
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
no!; no no!; no, not at all
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
katsuobushi; small pieces of sliced dried bonito
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to name; to call; to christen; to term
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
beginning; outset; first; onset
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
and then; and so; and; so then
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued