important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
as you see; as you can see
vinegared rice; rice prepared for sushi
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to lure out of; to decoy out of; to drive to (tears, sleep, etc.); to evoke (sympathy, etc.); (arch.) to abduct; (arch.) to entice out of
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
family; members of a family
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
common people; ordinary people; masses
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
alone; by oneself; on one's own
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily