to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
no!; no no!; no, not at all
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
more than one can possibly use; countless (e.g. examples); (money) to burn; rolling in (cash)
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
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
busy; having no (free) time
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
number one; first; best; most; game; round
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
beyond that point; after that
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
-like; resembling; similar to
miso mixed with pork; pork miso
(arch.) southern barbarians (formerly used by the Chinese to refer to non-ethnic Chinese to the south); (arch.) South-East Asia; (arch.) Western Europe (esp. Spain and Portugal, their South-East Asian colonies, and their goods and people arriving in Japan via the colonies); exotic (esp. Western European or South-East Asian style); (in dance, puppetry, etc.) thrusting the right foot and right arm forward at the same time (or left foot and left arm); nanban; dish prepared using chili peppers and Welsh onions
set meal; special (of the day)
bento; Japanese box lunch
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
three; three years of age
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
porcelain bowl; donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice