to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
difficult to ...; hard to ...
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
this for sure; certainly is
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that
clearing one's throat; cough
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
story; tale; talk; discussion
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
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)
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
no!; no no!; no, not at all
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
ago; since; before; previous
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up
opinion; point of view; visual point
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
continuously; from beginning to end; from first to last
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to state; to express; to mention
one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
rice cracker; senbei; Japanese cracker; rice cookie; wafer
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
confections; sweets; candy; cake
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
that's the way it is; such is life
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other