main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish; fill; fill-in (drumming); jack-off material; something to masturbate to
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
honorific/polite/humble prefix
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
heated vegetables; warm vegetables
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to assemble (e.g. goods into a set); to gather; to put together
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
how; in what way; how about
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
haughty; holding one's head high
running away; escaping on foot
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
love; love (in tennis, badminton, etc.)
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
racing (of an engine); idling; spinning (without grabbing; of wheels); going round in circles (of an argument, discussion, etc.); going nowhere; being fruitless
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
he; she; that person; (arch.) you