many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
even if; even though; however; no matter how
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
than; from; out of; except; but; more
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
time; hour; period; class
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
I appreciate your efforts
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
all; entire; whole; altogether
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
piece; fragment; one (object)
pleasant feeling; good vibes
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
fruit store; fruit dealer; fruit seller; fruiterer; fruiteress
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
sorry; excuse me; thank you
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
woodworking; woodworker; carpenter
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to