to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
to waste; to treat shabbily; to treat frivolously; to handle roughly; to treat without respect
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
sukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
police; police officer; police station
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to devise; to plot; to plan
it's no joke; gimme a break!
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
article; news story; report; account