hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
konnyaku cut into fine threads; konjac noodles
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
way of eating; how to eat
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
diet; losing weight by any method (e.g. exercise)
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
in its entirety; whole; wholly
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
another; different; something else
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
for example; for instance; e.g.
rice and curry; curry rice
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
righteye flounder (any fish of family Pleuronectidae)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
civilization and enlightenment; Japan's Westernization movement during the Meiji era (Westernisation)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing