mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
sukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish; fill; fill-in (drumming); jack-off material; something to masturbate to
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
structural alteration (of a building); reconstruction; rebuilding; remodelling; remodeling
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
coexistence; living together
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
apartment with one bedroom and a combined dining room and kitchen
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
family; members of a family
how many months?; how long?
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually