to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
doing whatever one pleases
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
pilchard (esp. Japanese pilchard, Sardinops melanostictus); sardine
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
simmered with; cooked with; boiling; boiled dish
recipe; prescription (medical); how-to guide (e.g. crafts)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
sorry; excuse me; thank you
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
expression; presentation; representation; notation
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
reset; fresh start; new beginning
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
man; male; masculine gender
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that