occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to return a blow repeat; to turn back; to rewhip; to plow up; to plough up; to come and retreat
serve; serving (e.g. of food)
continuation; succession; series
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to want; to wish for; (arch.) to request; (arch.) to demand; (arch.) to seek; (arch.) to search for
unhittable return in tennis
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
time; hour; period; class
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
Japanese food; Japanese-style meal; Japanese cuisine
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
Japanese person; Japanese people
mom's home cooking; taste of mom's cooking; taste of home cooking; food like mom used to make
such; this sort of; like this
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity