story; tale; talk; discussion
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
smelling burnt; tasting burnt; having a burnt smell
online shopping; e-commerce; mail order
program (e.g. TV); programme
voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)
tatami chair; legless chair; small, legless chair used while sitting on tatami
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
rip-off; unfair overcharging; clip joint
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
leaving a device on (e.g. TV, air conditioner); leaving something engaged (e.g. a key in a lock)
to be needed; to be wanted
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
older sister; lass; young lady
terminal; computer terminal; information access device (smartphone, tablet, book-reader, etc.); end (e.g. of a roll of film)
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
time; hour; period; class
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
caramel (browned sugar used as flavouring)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
originally; by nature; from the start