sukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
time; hour; period; class
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
when it becomes; when it comes to
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
interview (e.g. for a job)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
all present; all concerned; all of us
single word; a few words; brief comment
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
how; in what way; by what means
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in