chopped fish, shellfish or vegetables, dressed with (miso or other) sauce
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
change (personnel); transfer; reshuffle
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
joining a company; getting a job with a company; entering a company
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
that; the matter in question
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach
sympathy; empathy; response
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
timely; well-timed; clutch hit; run-scoring hit; RBI hit
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold