because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
trade; business; trading; turnover; sales; takings
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
feudal retainer or warrior
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
civilization; civilisation; enlightenment
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
Western cooking; Western-style meal; Western-style food; Japanized Western cuisine
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
Kyoto style; urbanity; refinement
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
increase (in an amount of money)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading