today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
back off!; leave me alone!
vigorous; cheerful; assertive
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
circumference; perimeter; work outside the office; outer tracks (in a loop or curve)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
bento; Japanese box lunch
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at somebody's expense)
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
such; like that; that sort of; very
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement