windless; calm; quiet (state of affairs); peaceful; stable
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
than; from; out of; except; but; more
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
occasionally; now and then; sometimes
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
Mount Fuji; Mt. Fuji; Fujiyama; Fuji-san
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
security; guarantee; collateral (e.g. mortgage)
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
mashed rice pressed on a cryptomeria skewer and toasted (used as dumplings in soups)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
jealousy; roasted rice cake
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
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis