food culture; dietary culture; cuisine
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
now; the present time; just now; another; more
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to be intimate with; to befriend
loveable; very likeable; like very much
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
a little embarrassing; slightly embarrassed; somewhat ashamed; extremely embarrassing; extremely embarrassed
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
charming; fascinating; attractive
such; like that; that sort of; very
frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
tradition; legend; folklore
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue