to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
about this time; about now
division of work; sharing out the work; splitting into groups (e.g. to search for someone); separating into parties
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
delicious; skillful; skilled; expert
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
gyoza; pot sticker; crescent-shaped pan-fried dumplings stuffed with minced pork and vegetables
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
overly familiar; overfamiliar; too friendly; too free; cheeky
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
ranking; toplist (e.g. of WWW sites)
first place; first rank; units position (of a number)
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
pork bones; broth made from pork and pork bones
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
magazine; journal; periodical
ramen restaurant; noodle restaurant
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
neighborhood; neighbourhood; street; block; town
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
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
rather; better; instead; if anything
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
they; those guys; those fellows
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round