bento; Japanese box lunch
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
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)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
bento; Japanese box lunch
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
maid; helper; help; assistance
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
large serving; large portion
secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)
technique; art; skill; move
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
whole year; entire year; n-th year anniversary
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
pleased to meet you; how do you do; my regards (to someone); my greetings; best wishes
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
is that so?; I see; right; oh
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope