only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
welcoming new students, club members, etc.
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
second-year student; second-year pupil; biennial; biennial plant
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
experienced person; person who has had a particular experience
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
ahead (of); before; slightly earlier
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
silence (not speaking); muteness
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
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 ...
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
dried squid; dried cuttlefish; Japanese common squid (Todarodes pacificus); (thing that) grows on one over time
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
diet; dieting; losing weight (through dieting, exercise, etc.)
(small crunchy) dried sardines
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly