hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at someone's expense)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
plentifully; amply; loosely; with room to spare; a good (e.g. two weeks, ten kilometres); a full
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
suffix for familiar person
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
egg boiled, peeled, and steeped in soy sauce marinade
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
time; hour; period; class
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
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.
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
full stomach; filling one's stomach; eating one's fill; complete; total; full
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money