amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
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
chazuke; cooked rice with green tea poured on it
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
mincing; cutting; rapping (a percussion instrument); beating; shredded tobacco; interval
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
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.
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
(plain) hot water; boiled water
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
thin strips of kombu cooked in soy sauce, etc. then dried
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to bolt down (food); to gulp down; to carry under the arm; to rake in; to rake towards one
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
kitchen; financial situation
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to avoid being seen; to be clandestine
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
name; given name; first name
for a certain reason; owing to unavoidable circumstances
being on the verge of starvation; being about to starve
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
of course; certainly; naturally