consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; presence; appeal
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
research (institute, laboratory, group, etc.)
mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice
how; in what way; how about; questionable
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)
suffix for familiar person
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
outdoor party where guests cook various types of vegetables (esp. in Tōhoku); (lit.) stewed potato party
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
new menu item; new dish on a menu
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
minus; subtraction; negative (number); deficit; loss; disadvantage; drawback
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
casserole; earthenware pan; aluminum saucepan with a handle (usu. wooden) and often with snowflake-style embossed pattern