picturesque (scenery); unspoilt; beautiful
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to become an expert; to be master at
big quarrel; huge fight; big row
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
myself; yourself; I; me; you
number one; first; best; most; game; round
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
such; like that; that sort of; very
desire for marriage; marriage aspiration; yearning for marriage
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
family-oriented; familial
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
bento; Japanese box lunch