brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
treat (esp. food and drink); entertainment; treating someone (to a meal); gorgeous dinner; feast; excellent food
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
fly (ball); fly (lure); fly (insect)
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
clear broth soup, with ingredients and garnish floating in and on it
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
fish, meat, and vegetables stewed in a thick, sweet sauce of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
a little; somewhat; slightly
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to get hungry; to become hungry
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to catch (a wild animal, fish, insect, baseball, etc.); to capture
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to cast a shadow; to appear; to loom (of a threat, etc.); to manifest (of symptoms, etc.)
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
dwelling; house; residence; address
to reminisce; to engage in a lively conversation; to discuss mutual interests
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); good work; see you; goodbye; tiredness; fatigue
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
clock to be placed on tables, bookshelves, etc. (as opposed to a watch)
to grow cold; to get chilly; to cool down
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
to start singing (of birds, etc.)
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
Milky Way; luminous band corresponding to the plane of the galaxy
(growing) quickly (esp. children, plants); (developing) quickly; fast; rapidly
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment