nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
earthenware; pottery; yakimono; flame-broiled food (esp. fish); tempered blade
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
purificatory font at shrines and temples; kitchen; cupboard; room adjacent to a tea ceremony room, where utensils are washed; vendor of drinking water; building for taking refuge during a flood
government office; agency; board
no!; no no!; no, not at all
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
hard to deal with; hard to handle; difficult; trying; intractable; incorrigible
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
tail (animal); tail end; tip
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to make someone cry; to move someone to tears; to grieve
incident; affair; happening; event
nun; bitch; Amagasaki, Hyogo; Amazon (online retailer)
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
greengrocer; fruit and vegetable shop
one day; (on) a certain day
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
alone; by oneself; on one's own
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
since then; from that time; ever since
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
slowness; inertness; inability; lack of talent; dullness
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number