today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
how; in what way; how about
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
fresh spring roll (i.e. not fried); summer roll; Vietnamese salad roll
feeling; sense; impression
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
piece; fragment; one (object)
Japanese food; Japanese-style meal; Japanese cuisine
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
finely chopped fish or meat (sometimes seared first); mince; hitting (e.g. a drum); striking; bashing; criticizing
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
while; during; while; although; all; both
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
honorific/polite/humble prefix
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to be kind to; to treat kindly
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
time; hour; period; class
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
soup containing rice cakes and vegetables (New Year's dish)
unseasonable; out of season
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch