buffet; self-service meal
comparatively high; fairly expensive
groan; moan; roar; howl; hum (e.g. motor); buzz (e.g. bee, wire in wind)
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
ninth day of the month; nine days
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
fourth day of the month; four days
Ooshio Heihachirou (1793-1837)
even though; despite; when
word of mouth; comments written online (about a product, service, etc.); online reviews
high rating; good reputation
job hunting; job searching
unlimited; unrestricted; limitless
I've got to be going; I must go
vitality; energy; dynamism
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
to feel attracted by; to be fascinated by
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
license; permit; licence; certificate
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story