indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
nursery school teacher; childcare worker
to repeat; to do something over again
imagination; supposition; guess
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
in this way; thus; such; uh...
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
so; like this; in this way
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
close; intimate; on good terms
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
not caring; not giving a damn
even if; even though; however; no matter how
phone scam involving calls from pretended relatives in distress
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
such; this sort of; like this
king of beasts (i.e. lion)
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother