to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
any more; any further; any better; any longer
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
leftover food; leftovers; food scraps
likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to look away; to turn away
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to rest one's chin in one's hands
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr