this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
Kagawa prefecture (Shikoku)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
adds force or indicates command
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
juice; sap; soup; broth; (dipping) sauce
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
general; popular; common; typical
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays