variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
episode; anecdote; vignette
down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
hum (of a TV, radio, etc.)
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
participation; joining; entry; adherence
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
cookware; cooking utensil
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
gas stove; gas cooker; gas range
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge