loveable; very likeable; like very much
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
selling on the market (in the marketplace, in stores, etc.); making something commercially available; commercial (e.g. software); over-the-counter; off-the-shelf
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; intentional negligence; tenuki; taking the initiative by ignoring the opponent's last move and playing somewhere else (in go)
to mix; to stir; to blend
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
sticky; syrupy; weakly (of a flame); gently (e.g. boil); dozing off; napping
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
neighborhood; neighbourhood; street; block; town
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
certainly; surely; definitely
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
sit down; sit up; Sit! (to a dog)
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...