onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
such; like that; that sort of; very
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
finely chopped katsuobushi, sometimes with soy sauce
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
of course; certainly; naturally
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
son-in-law taken (adopted) into family
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
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)
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
arrears; (being) overdue; delay (e.g. in payment); procrastination
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get