skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
(personal) background check
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
how; in what way; how about
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to recover consciousness; to come to
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
loveable; very likeable; like very much
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum