looking for something; searching for something; object being sought
Inari (god of harvests, Uka-no-Mitama); Inari shrine; Fushimi Inari shrine (in Kyoto); fox (said to be messengers of Inari); fried tofu (said to be a favourite food of foxes); inarizushi
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
work in a Zen temple (e.g. cleaning, working in the fields)
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
leaving a restaurant without paying; dine and dash; bilking
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
being good at cooking; good cook
the present age; these days; (present) head of the family
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
one's own house; own; personal; autologous
summer vacation; summer holiday
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
roasted pork fillet (often used in ramen)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
(received) favor, kindness or blessing (favour)
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
Mara; demon king who attempted to hinder Gautama Buddha from attaining enlightenment; obstacle to enlightenment; penis
instead; but (on the other hand)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
since when; from when; how long
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!