(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
reeking of liquor; smelling of alcohol
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
Northern Europe; Nordic countries; Scandinavia
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
I see; that's right; indeed
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
something like ...; something called ...
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
it is not (like that) either
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...