letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
Japanese food; Japanese-style meal; Japanese cuisine
Western cooking; Western-style meal; Western-style food; Japanized Western cuisine
confections; sweets; candy; cake
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
preliminary arrangements; spade work
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
lifesaver; person who saved one's life
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
next; next person; room adjoining a noble's parlor
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
wicked thought; wicked mind
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
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
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)