remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
Le Bel; Lebel; Rebell; Rewbell
dukedom; duchy; principality
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity; (online) comment
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
God; god; deity; ace; king; superior person
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
blond hair; blonde hair; golden hair
foreigner (esp. a Westerner); gaijin; (arch.) outsider
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
home area; home town; local
such; this sort of; like this
to fry; to saute; to stir-fry
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment