link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
soba made with two parts wheat flour to eight parts buckwheat flour
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to be used to eating; to become used to eating; to be accustomed to eating; to acquire a taste for
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
sense of touch; sense of being touched; tactile sense
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
soba made with only buckwheat flour
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
until now; so far; up to the present
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
expressive power; inventiveness; creative power
firearms; missile; projectile weapon
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
novel; original; striking; strange; eccentric; fantastic
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
time; hour; period; class
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very