while; during; while; although; all; both
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
good prospects; full of hope; promising
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
like father, like son; the apple doesn't fall far from the tree; (lit.) the child of a frog is a frog
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
question; inquiry; enquiry
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
had better ...; had better not ...
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
because of; owing to; due to
mourning; abstinence; taboo; religious purification; pure; holy
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
pupil; student; schoolchild
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
assertion; declaration; affirmation
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality