unpolished rice; unmilled rice; brown rice
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
pilchard (esp. Japanese pilchard, Sardinops melanostictus); sardine
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
blueback (any fish with a bluish back, such as the Japanese sardine)
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
smart (clothing, etc.); stylish; slim; slender; skilful; slick
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
and then; and so; and; so then
small face (of a woman; generally considered attractive)
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
no!; no no!; no, not at all
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to peel; to skin; to pare