to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
very; extremely; excessively
to be opposite; to face each other
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
pigtails; bunches; two ponytails; angel wings
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
(one's) beloved car (or motorcycle, bicycle, etc.); (one's) wheels
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
tenant (usu. office block, shopping center, etc.)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
as always; as ever; though it's always the case
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
dust jacket; book jacket; dust wrapper; dust cover
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
impossible; unlikely; improbable
household (electrical) appliances; home appliances; consumer electronics
solo exhibition; one-man exhibition; one-woman exhibition
personal expenses; pocket money; spending money; incidental expenses; allowance
barrette; hair clip; hair slide; hair band
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency