to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
food; food products; foodstuffs
stickiness; viscosity; tenacity; persistence
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to talk; to chat; to chatter
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
antiquity; the previous era
Japanese person; Japanese people
go that far; to that extent
to feel; to sense; to experience
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; marijuana; cannabis
rice cakes; pounded mochi rice