to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
tasteful; elegant; refined; charming; attractive
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
coarse anko; coarse sweet red bean paste
strained bean paste; smooth anko; fine-grained sweet bean paste
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
it is I who should say so
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
registered mail; registered post; registration (of mail); (putting on) record; writing down; noting down
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
discovery; detection; finding
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
at least; at most; (even) just
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
fraction; odd amount; leftover amount
cutting a person down (without a second thought); sacrificing; throwing to the wolves; omission; rounding down (e.g. fractions); truncation
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
hoping against hope; desperately hoping; as a last hope
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
illegal; illicit; unlawful
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly