next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); motorboat; ranch
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
bento; Japanese box lunch
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
smoked food; smoking (fish, meat, etc.); smoked
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
being good at cooking; good cook
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
to hand over; to surrender
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)