trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
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
adds force or indicates command
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
nothing to sneeze at; pretty impressive
suffix for familiar person
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh