above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
standing on formality; in a reserved manner; treating a friend as a stranger; unduly distant; formal
I don't like it; I hate it
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
chief brewer at a sake brewery
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
stopper; cork; plug; tap; faucet; stopcock
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
to drink up; to drain (cup)
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
valine; (with a) whoomp; smash; crunch
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
first class; first rank; one degree; one level; most; best
than; other than; except; but
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
should; must; -able; probably; likely
duty; obligation; responsibility
and; thereupon; because of that
to yearn for (someone, something); to miss