advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
ago; since; before; previous
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
(examination) failure; rejection; disqualification
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
level; standard; water level
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
feeling; sense; impression
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; heat; primary
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
serious; not joking; straight
marine products; seafood; fish and shellfish
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
loach or eel dipped and broiled in soy-based sauce
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not