preference; priority; precedence
priority seat; courtesy seat; seat provided in trains, buses, etc. for the use of the disabled, young children, the elderly, pregnant women, etc.
-less; lacking; non-existing
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to be able (to do); to be capable (of doing)
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
prohibition; inhibition; ban
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
priority; preference; preferential right; right of way
item; article; clause; section; point
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
difficult to ...; hard to ...
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
absurd; irrational; unreasonable; absurdity (philosophy)
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
by myself; in person; by oneself
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
loafing; indolent; lazy; hey
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
in comparison to; rather than
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
(turned out) all right in the end
to have a talk; to tell a story
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence