mochi; (sticky) rice cake
samue; monk's working clothes
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
pompadour-like hair style, popular for unmarried women in the Edo period; shimada coiffure
online shopping; e-commerce; mail order
site (usu. website); sight; payable on sight
Amazon (river, rainforest etc.); Amazon (woman of Greek mythology)
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
to become (a state, condition, etc.)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling