to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
way of talking; speaking style
need for caution; need for care; requiring special attention
healthy; sound; wholesome
how can (one) do something
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
vegetable; marijuana; cannabis
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
secret art; secret technique; mysteries (of an art)
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
to fire (a gun); to shoot; to let off; to loose off; to blow (someone) away
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to refuse; to reject; to repel; to repulse; to make (someone) leave; to send away
ultimate; final; last; eventual
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
plate (e.g. nameplate, license plate); plate (dish); (tectonic) plate; (home) plate; pitcher's mound; plate; plate
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
to shift something to; to move something into; to transfer; to transpose; to exchange; to displace
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
periodic; regular; routine
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
skill; ability; dexterity; performance; workmanship; craftsmanship
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
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
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
leftover food; leftovers; food scraps
Obon; Bon Festival; Buddhist festival for honouring the spirits of one's ancestors, held in mid-August or in some regions, mid-July; tray
to kill; to beat to death
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge; to fish