to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
health management; health maintenance; health care
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
feeling; sense; impression
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
in this way; thus; such; uh...
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
shiritori; word-chain game; word game in which players must give a word starting with the last syllable of the word given by the previous player
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
hot-springs mineral deposits (resembling flowers); flowers of sulphur; geyserite
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
cooking expert; culinary researcher
wire netting; wire mesh; wire screen; chain-link mesh
melon (esp. a muskmelon, Cucumis melo)