answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
English conversation; school for English conversation
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
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...
Japanese food; Japanese-style meal; Japanese cuisine
to make progress; to develop; to evolve (method, style, etc.)
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
only; prostitute attached to a single member of the postwar Occupation Forces
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
calabash (Lagenaria siceraria); bottle gourd; gourd (container); calabash
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
kappa; mythical water-dwelling creature; excellent swimmer; cucumber; cucumber sushi wrapped in nori (seaweed)
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
offender; criminal; culprit
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
in some way; somehow or other; somewhere or other
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to be photographed; to be projected
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
inattention; absent-mindedness
for example; for instance; e.g.
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)