very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
should; must; -able; probably; likely
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
number one; first; best; most; game; round
Western cooking; Western-style meal; Western-style food; Japanized Western cuisine
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
only; prostitute attached to a single member of the postwar Occupation Forces
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
in one's own way or style
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
difficult to ...; hard to ...
having said that; on the other hand
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
best; extra-fine; superfine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; by far
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
lunchbox made with loving care by one's wife
lovey-dovey; head-over-heels in love
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to coil around (of a child or animal); to grab (usu. out of playfulness or affection); to cling
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
unmanageable child; spoiled child (spoilt); spoiled brat
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept