shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
tradition; legend; folklore
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
(some) more; even more; longer; further
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
garnish (e.g. vegetables with a meat dish); trimmings; fixings; relish
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
to pass (of time); to elapse
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
until now; so far; up to the present
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to recall; to remember; to recollect
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
bloodshot eyes; (doing something in a) frenzy
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to