gentle spring rain; glass noodles; cellophane noodles; thin noodles made from bean starch (or potato starch)
pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
basket clam (Corbiculidae spp.); freshwater clam; freshwater mussel
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
welcome; (warm) reception
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
treat (esp. food and drink); entertainment; treating someone (to a meal); gorgeous dinner; feast; excellent food
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
parents' ability (or inability) to let go of their children
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
menu; schedule; program; menu
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
historical; traditional; historic
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
then; well; so; well then
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
just you wait and see (as a threat)
patrol car; police car; squad car; cruiser
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
atmospheric current; air current; airflow
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
evening meal; dinner; supper
preparation; arrangements
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good