to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key point; main point; weakling
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
wakame (species of edible brown seaweed, Undaria pinnatifida)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
desalinating with water; salt removal
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become