deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
school building; schoolhouse
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
snack; light meal; snack bar (usu. an establishment that serves alcohol); snack food (esp. potato chips, popcorn, etc.); munchie
baked sweet goods (e.g. Danish pastry, melon bread); sweet pastry; sweet bread
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
sake made without added alcohol or sugar
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
idleness; lack of application; lazy study habits
luxury grocery item (e.g. alcohol, coffee, tea, tobacco); indulgence; something consumed for taste or stimulant effect rather than nourishment
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
scene; sight; scenario; setting
go that far; to that extent
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
non-drinker; someone who cannot drink
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
to tighten; to press hard
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
reason; cause; circumstances
by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally
the child is father to the man; (lit.) the soul of a child of three (is the same) at 100
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how