to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
I appreciate your efforts
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
university graduate; having graduated from university
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
professional job; profession
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
Japan's best; number one in Japan
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
killing two birds with one stone
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
it's no joke; gimme a break!
older sister; lass; young lady
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan