skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
bell pepper; green pepper; pimiento; pimento; capsicum
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
leaguer (e.g. major leaguer)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
opening and shutting; opening and closing
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
grandpa; grampa; grandfather
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
done; just done; just finished
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
torii; Shinto shrine archway
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
gyoza; pot sticker; crescent-shaped pan-fried dumplings stuffed with minced pork and vegetables
set meal; special (of the day)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come