bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
light seasoning; mild flavour; bland taste
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
eating between meals; snacking
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
forget it; forget what I just said; scratch that; check that
to refer to; to use as reference
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
to be conspicuous; to stand out
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
conference room; council room
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
our country; our land; one's own country
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen