everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
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
tenth day of the month; ten days
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
story; tale; talk; discussion
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
skillful handling of a kitchen knife
chef (esp. of high-end Japanese cuisine); cook; area of a kitchen that contains the chopping board
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
hidden reserves of strength; latent energy; potentiality; real strength
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
rather; sooner; preferably
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
and yet; though; when; in spite of
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
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
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
in this way; thus; such; uh...
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
gyoza; pot sticker; crescent-shaped pan-fried dumplings stuffed with minced pork and vegetables
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
really; truly; indeed; good grief
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client