tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)
non-alcoholic; alcohol-free
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
part-time employer; place where one works part-time
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
liquor store; wine shop; bottle shop; sake dealer; liquor-store owner; brewer
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
grill (esp. fish grill); grilled food; grill room; restaurant serving grilled food; (radiator) grille
dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; trap; wooden protrusion from a Japanese door frame that fits a hole in the threshold, acting as a lock when closed; conclusion (of a speech, etc.)
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
in the mountains; among the mountains
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
will not do; do not; does not
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
serious; not joking; straight
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
two times; twice; two degrees
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least