so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
polished rice; (uncooked) white rice
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
feeling; sense; impression
meow; miaow; cat; sexual intercourse; making out
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
secondhand bookshop; antiquarian bookshop
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon