is it?; isn't it?; be; is
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
Christmas Eve; holy night
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
of course; certainly; naturally
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to look forward to something
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
year-end gift; end of the year; year end
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
honorific/polite/humble prefix
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
present; gift; to give a present or gift
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to