liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
shortcake (layered cream and fruit cake; in Japan, made with sponge cake)
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
such; like that; that sort of; very
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
poor excuse (of a); nearly non-existent; barely sufficient; token (effort, etc.); symbolic
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
volume (sound level); volume (books); volume; substantial quantity (e.g. hearty meal); any kind of adjustment knob, not necessarily for sound
tuning (e.g. a radio, a television); channel selection
knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
breakdown; failure; damage; hurt; objection; protest
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
in the same way as; just like
to attempt; to test; to try out
meaning; significance; sense
rolling by hand (e.g. sushi roll, cigarette); winding by hand (e.g. watch); hand-rolled sushi (usu. cone-shaped); windup watch; mechanical watch
charging (electrically); electrification
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt