today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
bento; Japanese box lunch
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
rolled Japanese-style omelette
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn
to mix; to stir; to blend
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
four corners; four ordinal directions
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
pot; (arch.) typical name for a female servant in the Edo-period; working at night; female with symptoms of gender identity disorder (e.g. a transvestite)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
and; thereupon; because of that
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
very; extremely; excessively
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o