How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
all; entire; whole; altogether
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
on bad terms; at loggerheads
(corporate) restructuring; downsizing; laying off (workers)
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
shumai; shaomai; steamed meat dumpling (Chinese-style)
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
hey there; I say; see here
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta); dog salmon
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; yoisho! (word shouted by the spectators during a yokozuna's ritual stomps); yoisho (filler word in folk music, etc.); flattery; buttering up (someone)
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action