always; all the time; never; usual; regular
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
honorific/polite/humble prefix
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
medium (cooked, roasted, etc.); (of) middle degree; medium; intermediary substance; media
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
porcelain bowl; donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
proportions (esp. body proportions); proportionate width; ratio
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
waist; waistline; waist measurement
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
next-door neighbors; (living, sitting) next to each other
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes