this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
preserved food boiled in soy
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
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
time; hour; period; class
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
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
don't worry about it; forget about it
please (give me); please (do for me)
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
elevator; lift; elevator (aviation)
arrival chime (of an elevator, train, etc.)
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
section manager; section chief
interruption (e.g. of a conversation)
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about