unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
stomach; breadbasket; inner man; dietary needs
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
vegetables or fish boiled in soy sauce
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
relatively; comparatively
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
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)
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
alone; by oneself; on one's own
in this way; thus; such; uh...
family; members of a family
father; dad; husband; you; he
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to dominate (usu. one's husband)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
gently; mildly; leniently; don't be too hard on me (us, them); go easy on me
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
imagination; supposition; guess
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about