achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
being argued into silence; being left speechless
to entrust; to leave to a person
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
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
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
very; extremely; excessively
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
Chinese cooking; Chinese food
and; thereupon; because of that
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
former boyfriend; ex-boyfriend
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
it is not (like that) either
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
Japanese person; Japanese people
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)