inferiority; recessiveness; recessive
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
low intelligence; low IQ; feeble-mindedness; unintelligent person; person with a low IQ
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
so; like this; in this way
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
abacus; soroban; calculation (esp. of profit and loss); reckoning
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
shio ramen; ramen in pale salty broth
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
to mix; to stir; to blend
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism); consideration; human; kernel; nucleolus
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
everything; for (to) everything; (in) anything
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to work without sleep or rest
pochette; pouch (usu. hung from the shoulder by a long cord)