safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
older brother; elder brother
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); Chinese chives; Chinese leek
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
gyoza; pot sticker; crescent-shaped pan-fried dumplings stuffed with minced pork and vegetables
stir-fry of pork liver and garlic chives
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
harmonious; peaceful; congenial; friendly; happy
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
function; facility; faculty; feature
proposal; proposition; suggestion
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
lovey-dovey; head-over-heels in love