that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
buying and eating sweets (esp. children); between-meal snacking
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
by myself; in person; by oneself
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
(committee) chairman; president
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
how; in what way; how about
porcelain bowl; donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
for example; for instance; e.g.
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
that's the way it is; such is life
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
(some) more; even more; longer; further
should; must; -able; probably; likely
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence