after a long time; for the first time in a while
home area; home town; local
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
last week; the week before
outstandingly; extraordinarily; exceptionally
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
loveable; very likeable; like very much
opening (of a bottle); broaching; beginning; opening; commencement (e.g. of sales)
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
all present; all concerned; all of us
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
should; must; -able; probably; likely
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think