any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
please (give me); please (do for me)
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
health; healthy; sound; fit
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
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
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
yellowtail and daikon cooked with soy sauce
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
mizuna (Brassica rapa var. nipposinica); potherb mustard; Elatostema umbellatum var. majus (variety of plant related to the nettles)
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
unpolished rice; unmilled rice; brown rice
lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); motorboat; ranch
heated vegetables; warm vegetables
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
to escape from; to get out
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all