wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
family; members of a family
Golden Week (early-May holiday season in Japan)
line; queue; procession; matrix
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
hello; good day; good afternoon
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
cooking; food preparation
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
washing (esp. dishes and laundry)
proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation
originally; by nature; from the start
German-speaking countries; German language sphere
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
half; biracial person (esp. half-Japanese); person of mixed parentage
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
now; the present time; just now; another; more
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing