unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
name; given name; first name
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
serious; not joking; straight
company president; manager; director
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
how long; how far; how much
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)