rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
sushi; anything made with vinegared rice (may also contain vegetables, spices, fish, or other delicacies)
Ginza (shopping district in Tokyo); (Edo period) silver mint
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
Ginza (shopping district in Tokyo)
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
miniature shrine with double doors (used to store important Buddhist items such as sutras, etc.); cabinet with double doors (used by the nobility to store books, etc.); (in Okinawa) carved and decorated stone container for storing the bones of one's ancestors
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
instant yakisoba in a cup
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
another thing; exception; special case
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
remote countryside; boondocks; the sticks
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
conveyor belt sushi; sushi-go-round; sushi train; kaiten-zushi
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
showing by a diagram; illustrating; representing graphically
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
parking lot; car park; carpark; parking garage
enormous; gargantuan; immense; ridiculously large