where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
nikujaga; meat and potato stew
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); bad actor; lousy actor; wooden actor
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
pregnancy; conception; gestation
just because; even if; even though
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
such; this sort of; like this
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
reaction; response; reaction
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to move along; to go alongside; to walk along; to follow; to run down (one's cheek, leg, etc.); to trickle down
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
intuition; instinct; hunch
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such