being produced in a particular region; local specialty
mirin; type of sweet rice wine used in cooking
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.); fluffy; crumbly; being pleased with oneself; beaming happily; chuckling to oneself
nikujaga; meat and potato stew
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
sampling food; tasting; trying
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
understood; I see; OK; present; here
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
in this way; thus; such; uh...
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
hey!; over here!; OK; gotcha; yep
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
selling out; being sold out
very highly commended; highly lauded; very well-received; very popular
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to release a shutter (camera); to click a shutter
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker