when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger
notice; attention; observation
start; beginning; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point
at the same time; at once; just as ...; the moment ...; (but) at the same time; as well as
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to start to move; to get going; to come alive
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
how; in what way; how about; questionable
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
tolerable; passable; adequate; so-so
being good at cooking; good cook
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
kitchen knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
tool; implement; means; furniture
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
finished product; finished goods; completed article
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
ranking; toplist (e.g. of WWW sites)
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
first place; first rank; units position (of a number)
I see; that's right; indeed
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced