official recognition; authorization; authorisation; licence; license; accreditation
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
great pairing (e.g. of food and wine); marriage; wedded life; wedding
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
all out; like hell; like crazy; desperately; (lit.) expecting to die
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to play a central role; to take a leading part
disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
complete picture; panorama; what it all adds up to; bird's eye view; all-embracing portrait; overall perspective
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
it's not over yet; you haven't seen anything yet; it's not over until the fat lady sings; it's too soon to tell; we're not out of the woods
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
tofu skin; dried beancurd; delicacy made from the skin of gently boiled soybean milk
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
kōji; malted rice; malt; malt-like material from growing mold on rice, barley, beans, etc. (used as a starter to make sake, miso, soy sauce, etc.)
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
wasabi (Wasabia japonica); Japanese horseradish
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that