bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
poor-looking; impoverished-looking; scrawny (e.g. figure); thin-looking; sparse (e.g. meal)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
at least; at most; (even) just
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
pan-frying; butter-roasting
nationally protected chicken breed; free-range local traditional pedigree chicken; chicken meat from same
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
of course; certainly; naturally
European pear (Pyrus communis); common pear
mumbling; muttering; complaining (continuously) about something
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
human realm; world of humans; terrestrial world
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
superb piece of work; masterpiece; exquisite item; perfection; unique article
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient