in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
great cause; moral law; justice
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
hard lump under the skin (e.g. adipous tumor, lymph node tumor, etc.); grinding against; pressing or rubbing with turning movements (e.g. someone's shoulders with one's elbow); rolling one's eyes; goggling one's eyes; rattling sound
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
sincerity; true heart; devotion
preference; priority; precedence
to be taken for granted; to be generally accepted; to be the established wisdom; to be the (social) convention; to be the customary thing to do
consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
main guest; guest of honor; guest of honour
because of; owing to; due to
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
difficult to ...; hard to ...
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
almost; roughly; approximately
cooking; food preparation
shopping; purchased goods
kitchen; financial situation
manly; masculine; like a man
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate