both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
ji (ancient Chinese halberd)
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
finish; end; completion; result
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
selection; choice; picking out
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
than; from; out of; except; but; more
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
camphor tree (Cinnamomum camphora); camphorwood; camphor laurel
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be equal; to ostentatiously display that one is equal (to)
skillful handling of a kitchen knife
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
gourmet food; delicious food; dining on gourmet food; following a lavish diet; living as an epicure
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
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
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
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 furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?