lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
genuine article; real thing; real deal
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
bright person; talented student; prodigy
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
sense of inferiority; one's weak point
woman; female; feminine gender
until now; so far; up to the present
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
scattering; leaflets; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to use X as a selling point
such; like that; that sort of; very
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
chicken; coward; scaredy-cat; chicken
putting in an appearance; visiting; coming to the surface; appearing; showing one's face (in TV, social media, etc.)
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
in swarms; in great crowds
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
so; like this; in this way
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
liquor store; wine shop; bottle shop; sake dealer; liquor-store owner; brewer
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to come to an end; to rest