direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
on the water; aquatic; waterside; water's edge
honorific/polite/humble prefix
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
proficient; skilled; skillful; enjoying to the full; full satisfaction; being satiated (with)
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
large number (of); many; majority
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to see; to look; to watch; to try to ...
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
gem; jewel; precious stone
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing
natural phenomenon (phenomena)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
how many years; how long; what year
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...