family restaurant (i.e. a restaurant with varied and inexpensive menu options); casual dining restaurant
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
being very forgetful; having a bad memory
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
lately; recently; these days
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; marijuana; cannabis; not genuine
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
source of protein; protein source
snake; serpent; large snake
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
treat (esp. food and drink); entertainment; treating someone (to a meal); gorgeous dinner; feast; excellent food
to be thoroughly attracted by; to be completely fascinated by
the reason is ...; it is because ...
this; our; right; justice; checking account
monetary offering; offertory
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
Kojiki (earliest historical record of Japan, compiled in 712 CE); Records of Ancient Matters
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
indicates emotion or exclamation; hey; you
first class; first rank; one degree; one level; most; best
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
Nihon Shoki (second oldest work of Japanese history, compiled in 720 CE); Nihongi; Chronicles of Japan
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly