to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
item; commodity; list of articles
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
rice seasoned and cooked with various ingredients
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
although I say; although one might say; although called
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
next-door neighbors; (living, sitting) next to each other
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)
just a minute; small quantity
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
curiosity; inquisitiveness
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
failure story; horror story
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma