various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
food culture; dietary culture; cuisine
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
pioneer; leader; taking the initiative; leading an attack; charging ahead of others (towards the enemy)
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
proposal; proposition; suggestion
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to look forward to something
kitchen; galley; (Internet) troll
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
long; drawn-out; very long
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
adds force or indicates command
cost of a meal (or meals)
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind