cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
it seems so; that's what it looks like
at first; in the beginning; originally
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
curse; spell; malediction
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
great disaster; horrible tragedy; catastrophe; catastrophic event; catastrophic incident; dire calamity
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
it's not like; it isn't as if
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
magical focus; magical foci
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
arrival in Japan; coming to Japan; visit to Japan
foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); gaijin; (arch.) outsider
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to attempt; to test; to try out
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
exceptional item; extraordinary product
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do