light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
mitsuba (Cryptotaenia japonica); Japanese honewort; Japanese honeywort; three-leaved; trefoil
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
arrangement of food (on a dish); serving of (arranged) food
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
(all) at once; at the same time; in one go; right away; in an instant
tonkatsu; breaded pork cutlet
number one; first; best; most; game; round
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
cutlet (usu. crumbed and fried)
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
difficult to ...; hard to ...
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
as (for); for; in the capacity of
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon