to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
confections; sweets; candy; cake
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
crispy; crunchy; tearing; ripping; spirited; energetic
destruction; collapse; crumbling
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
spelling; orthography; patching; binding
pronunciation; production of sound
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
by means of; due to; because of; according to
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
firmly; absolutely; flatly; by far; far and away; by a long shot
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
(another's) daughter; young lady
meaning; significance; sense
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
set of three; three sets; three classes
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
command; order; dictation; nth year in the Reiwa era (May 1, 2019-)