tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
no problem; it doesn't matter
to be itching to put one's skills to use
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to be born; to come into the world
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
loveable; very likeable; like very much
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
patience; forbearance; endurance; forgiveness; pardon
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
to stick out too much; to protrude too far; to be too strong (e.g. of tea); to be too forward; to be too assertive; to be pushy
to make merry; to be festive
birth; creation; formation
present; gift; to give a present or gift