cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); ham actor
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
chopped burdock root (and sometimes carrot) cooked in sugar and soy sauce
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; marijuana; cannabis
boiled greens in bonito-flavoured soy sauce (vegetable side dish)
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to lose completely; to waste; to let slip away
there in body, but not in spirit; distracted; in one ear and out the other
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
former girlfriend; ex-girlfriend
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
something said for politeness' sake; diplomatic language; honeyed words; lip service; empty compliment
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
as you see; as you can see
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
in the same manner as before; the same as always
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
dealing with; coping with
on the occasion of; at the time of
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
everyday conversation; day-to-day conversation
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally