to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
thought; consideration; thinking
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
fish market; fish dealer; fishmonger
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; tackling; challenging (someone to a contest)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
go that far; to that extent
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
war; battle; match; game; competition
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with
affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)