to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
to feign ignorance; to pretend one doesn't know
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
all present; all concerned; all of us
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
hijiki (dark edible seaweed usu. sold in dried black strips; Hizikia fusiformis)
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
charge (e.g. admission, menu item); cost; price
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to recall; to remember; to recollect
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
job hunting; job searching
living a life of leisure with dignity; living quietly and comfortably free from worldly cares; otium cum dignitate
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
if it is the case that ...
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
conversion (e.g. yen to dollars); change; exchange; translation (numerical)