it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to have a talk; to tell a story
to be laughable; to be unrealistic
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to be stormy or choppy (sea); to go through hard times; to be broke; to be gloomy; to be glum
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
while; during; while; although; all; both
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
story; tale; talk; discussion
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
for example; for instance; e.g.
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
Japanese food; Japanese-style meal; Japanese cuisine
Western cooking; Western-style meal; Western-style food; Japanized Western cuisine
socks; sock; stockings; stocking
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
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
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
salvation by faith in Amitabha; relying on others; depending on others
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with