ramen; Chinese-style noodles
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
on the same occasion; at the same time; coincidentally; along with; partly (to do, for)
clearing one's throat; cough
middle of the night; dead of night
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
solution (esp. to a problem)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post