Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
cooking stove; burner (gas, electric, etc.); range; cooktop; hob
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to be boiled; to be cooked
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp)
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to dissolve (paint); to scramble (eggs); to melt (metal, etc.); to mix (water with flour, etc.)
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
pot; (arch.) typical name for a female servant in the Edo-period; working at night; female with symptoms of gender identity disorder (e.g. a transvestite)
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
Kumamoto (city, prefecture)
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
tapir (Tapirus spp.); mo; mythological Chinese chimera similar to a tapir, said to devour bad dreams
vague; obscure; vast; boundless
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
to put into the mouth; to eat
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker