(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
counter for waves (of a repeated occurrence)
the five elements (in Japanese philosophy: earth, water, fire, wind and void); five great wisdom kings
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
adds force or indicates command
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
item; article; dish; course; finest item
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
to fry; to saute; to stir-fry
French; French food; French cuisine
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
how; in what way; how about