honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
by myself; in person; by oneself
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to shake one's head (in denial)
retort (vessel used for distillation); retort (airtight vessel used to heat and sterilize canned or retort-pouch food)
to warm (up); to heat (up); to sit on (an idea, plan, etc.); to keep to oneself; to renew (an old friendship); to take for oneself
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
that's the way it is; such is life
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
research division; research club (e.g. at school, university)
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
then; well; so; well then
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
treat (esp. food and drink); entertainment; treating someone (to a meal); gorgeous dinner; feast; excellent food
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
how long; how far; how much
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
full moon; moon on the 15th day of the month (by the lunar calendar); full moon of the eighth lunar month
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
pause; suspension; rest; stoppage