cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
you; Mr; Mister; older brother; elder brother
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
(police) detective; criminal matter
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
how; in what way; how about
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
Japanese scallop (Patinopecten yessoensis); Yesso scallop
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
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)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
one's house; one's home; one's family
family precepts; family motto; rule of the home
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth); to clean out (ears)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...