cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
all you have to do is; just; that's all
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
honorific/polite/humble prefix
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
interview (e.g. for a job)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
of course; certainly; naturally
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
prosperity; flourishing; thriving