yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
covering; protection; backing; relief
to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb
speaker; narrator; speaker (of a language)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
conferral of a posthumous rank
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to lure someone; to entice someone
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
ascending and descending; going up and down
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
other side; opposite side; other party
an extra effort; going the extra mile; one final push
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
ladle; dipper; wild chervil (Anthriscus sylvestris); cow parsley; keck
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase