ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
farm (livestock); stock farm; ranch; pasture; meadow; grazing land
gelato; Italian-style ice cream
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
now; the present time; just now; another; more
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
porcelain bowl; donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
Mount Fuji; Mt. Fuji; Fujiyama; Fuji-san
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to recall; to remember; to recollect
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
retirement; retiring (from a race, match, etc.); dropping out
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to clear up; to become cloudless; to be refreshed
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance