one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
imagination; supposition; guess
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
mike stand; microphone stand
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
not caring; not giving a damn
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
magnificent spectacle; thrilling sight; grand view
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
(at a rate of) once a month; 10 percent monthly interest
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
established practice; custom
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
straight-from-the-pot udon; udon noodles pulled straight from the pot and served in the hot water used for boiling (traditionally without being soaked in cold water), eaten by dipping in sauce
all-you-can-eat; eating as much as one likes
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
bonsai; miniature potted plant
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
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
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary