soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; soy
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
neighbourhood; neighborhood
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
local specialty; special product (of a region)
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
spacious; roomy; broad; wide; extensive
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
go that far; to that extent
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
valuable article; valuables
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
sorry; excuse me; thank you
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
genuine article; real thing; real deal
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
way (of doing); manner; method; means
study; research; investigation
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
boarding; board; meals; catering; cook
preparation; arrangements
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
health; healthy; sound; fit
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
environment; circumstance
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
thorough; exhaustive; complete
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
cleaning dust etc. from rooms; housecleaning; (the traditional Japanese end-of-the-year, 13th December) big house cleaning; spring cleaning (only not in spring)