why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck
to forget to say; to forget to mention
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
wall newspaper; wall poster
back issue (of a publication); back-number
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
course correction; trajectory change; orbital adjustment
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
leaf mustard (Brassica juncea var. integrifolia); mustard greens
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
tradition; legend; folklore
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet