intermission (between acts); interlude
drama; play; powerful drug
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
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
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
sweets (desserts, candy, etc.)
many; numerous; various; large number of
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
castella (type of sponge cake)
mixture of bean jam, boiled beans, agar cubes, fruit pieces and syrup
tart; roll of sponge cake with sweetened beans
jello (gelatin-based dessert); jelly; gel; jelly
yogurt; yoghurt; yoghourt
sentimental; mushy; sugary; saccharine; sickly-sweet
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
new building; new construction
store interior; inside of a shop
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say