consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
dream for the future; hopes for the future
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
family business; family trade; one's occupation; one's trade
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
jeweler; gem dealer; jeweler's (jewelry) shop
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
notice; attention; observation
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
every evening; night after night
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to that extent; to that degree; that much; that many
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
reality; actuality; hard fact
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
difference in temperature; difference in degrees of enthusiasm, interest, commitment, etc.
to frolic about; to mess around
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
to need; to call for; to require
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
to live; to make a living; to get on with