welcome!; nice to see you!
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
waiting time; latency; standby time (e.g. cellular phones); queueing time
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
red king crab (Paralithodes camtschaticus)
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
kamaboko; steamed seasoned fish paste, usu. in a semicylindrical shape on a strip of wood and sliced to go in soup, etc.
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
this is why; this means; it is the case that
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
how; in what way; how about; questionable
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
just made; fresh (from the oven); newly-built (house)
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that