to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
right beside; close to; nearby
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
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
beef tongue (a specialty of Sendai); ox tongue
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
freezing; cold storage; refrigeration
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
to distinguish; to discern; to make out; to tell
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
question; inquiry; enquiry
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof