love of cleanliness; liking to keep things clean; tidiness (of people); neatness
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
to pass (of time); to elapse
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
how; in what way; how about
nonglutinous grain (not sticky enough to make mochi rice cakes)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
completely exhausted; dead tired; knackered
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
study; diligence; discount; reduction
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
considerably; fairly; quite
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to be itching to put one's skills to use
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)