expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
good performance; good work; great success
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
unsophisticated palate; inability to discern good and bad flavours
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
scenery; scene; landscape
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
slap in the face; slap on the cheek
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
pot; (arch.) typical name for a female servant in the Edo-period; working at night; female with symptoms of gender identity disorder (e.g. a transvestite)
nikujaga; meat and potato stew
to dish up; to arrange food (on a plate)
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
I see; that's right; indeed
something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included