contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
real experience; actual observations
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
advance; moving forward; progress
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
to be surprised; to be astonished
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
witty and knowing; not to be underestimated; smooth operator
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
meat or fish or vegetables preserved in miso
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
name; given name; first name
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to come of age; to become an adult; to become fully qualified; to stand on one's own
how many years; how long; what year
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
in the same way as; just like
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...