better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
food covered in a thick starchy sauce (usu. made of kudzu or katakuriko flour)
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
direct transmission (of mystery, skill, secret, etc.); initiation
to grow in intensity; to be aggravated; to get worse; to develop
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
life story; personal narrative; story of one's life
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
sleeping like a log; (being) fast asleep (bombed, crashed)
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to concern; to be related
materials; data; document
to collect; to assemble; to gather
but; however; provided that
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker