satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
master; teacher; stable master
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
many; much; plenty; hardly
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
for example; for instance; e.g.
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
had better ...; had better not ...
soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; soy
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
go that far; to that extent
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
breathing of a sleeping person
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
way; method; means; resource; course
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
book; volume; this; present; main; head
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
(carrying) close to one's person; next to the skin