nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
suffix for familiar person
slider; slider (e.g. volume control); slide (e.g. water slide, playground slide); slider (sandwich)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
serious; not joking; straight
pompadour-like hair style, popular for unmarried women in the Edo period; shimada coiffure
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
yuzu (Citrus ichangensis x C. reticulata)
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
no!; no no!; no, not at all
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
while; during (the time when)
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
chef (esp. of high-end Japanese cuisine); cook; area of a kitchen that contains the chopping board