high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to sell wholesale; to grate (e.g. vegetables); to cut up fish
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
period of rapid growth (especially Japan's period of rapid economic growth after WWII)
failure; mistake; blunder
to repeat; to do something over again
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
neighbourhood; neighborhood
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)