flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
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
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
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.
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); ham actor
to be destroyed; to perish; to go out (e.g. fire); to destroy; to get rid of; to extinguish
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
adds force or indicates command
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act (usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit)
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence