only; merely; just; at most; no more than
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
to be sooty; to be stained
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
to refuse; to reject; to deny
half the body; half length
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
balcony; veranda; verandah; porch
stripe; bar; streak; (weaved) stripe pattern (of 2 or more different colors)
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
it is not (like that) either
fruit store; fruit dealer; fruit seller; fruiterer; fruiteress
packing; packaging; face mask; face pack; puck
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural
to peel off; to come off; to be taken off
clanging; empty; deserted
cold storage; refrigeration
inside (a refrigerator, warehouse, etc.)
to pile up; to accumulate
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to take up one's chopsticks (to begin a meal); to start to eat; to eat
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to rinse; to wash out; to have one's revenge; to wipe out a disgrace
newsprint; newspaper used for wrapping, packing, etc.; newspaper
to peel; to skin; to pare
space on a page (e.g. in a newspaper); surface of paper; letter; writings
gaudy; showy; garish; loud
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
counter for books; volume
surely; certainly; without doubt
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
fearfully; nervously; timidly; gingerly