hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
called; known as; that; to say
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
eel donburi; bowl of rice topped with eel
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
tonkatsu; breaded pork cutlet
imagination; supposition; guess
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
how; in what way; how about
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
for your information; I'm telling you
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
then; well; so; well then