seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
to cease; to stop; to be over
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
preface; introduction; preamble
outline; summary; gist; in brief
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
festival; feast; carnival
right in the middle (of); midst; height
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
small dish (served as a part of an ordinary household meal); side dish
bento; Japanese box lunch
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
the northeastern (unlucky) direction; person or thing to be avoided; (lit.) the demon's gate; weak point; Achilles' heel
time; season; period; phase; stage
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
I see; that's right; indeed
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation