to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
to strain (one's stomach); to bear down (during childbirth); to push down
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
soba made with two parts wheat flour to eight parts buckwheat flour
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.
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
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
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
really; truly; indeed; good grief
another thing; exception; special case
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
Yamaguchi prefecture (Chūgoku area)
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery