or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
porcelain bowl; donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice; front pocket in a haragake
poke (Hawaiian raw-fish salad)
how; in what way; how about
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
to confess one's love; to profess one's feelings
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
(some) more; even more; longer; further
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
beginning; outset; first; onset
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun