purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
area; region; district; locality
to be rich (in); to abound (in); to be abundant (in); to be rich; to be wealthy
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
heartwarming; pleasant; charming; amusing
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
bento; Japanese box lunch
fine weather; fair weather
no food or drink (e.g. as a sign in a library, etc.); no eating or drinking
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
to be greedy; to be avaricious; to want badly; to desire intensely; to covet
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
to accept (something) with thanks
to exercise one's talent; to display one's ability
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
to distribute; to portion out; to deal out; to separate (out); to pick out
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
modesty; humility; being humble
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
outward appearance; looks
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt