or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
surely; certainly; without doubt
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
such; this sort of; like this
relatively; comparatively
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
to be conspicuous; to stand out
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
once in a while; occasionally; seldom; at long intervals
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
Western cooking; Western-style meal; Western-style food; Japanized Western cuisine
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
how; in what way; how about
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who