nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
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indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
sampling food; tasting; trying
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
reaction; response; reaction
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation; to be completely defeated; to be beaten hollow
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
fresh made; freshly baked; freshly roasted
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she