monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
last night; yesterday evening
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
Japanese food; Japanese-style meal; Japanese cuisine
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to look forward to something
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to be surprised; to be astonished
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to beat to death; to kill
go that far; to that extent