society; the world; the times
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
victim; injured party; sufferer
recompense; indemnity; atonement
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
to be surprised; to be astonished
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to fall off; to tumble down
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
miscarriage; (spontaneous) abortion; abortive birth
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
illustration (e.g. book); picture
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