heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
sushi; anything made with vinegared rice (may also contain vegetables, spices, fish, or other delicacies)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
expressing one's mind; speaking out
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
understood; I see; OK; present; here
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
shōchū; Japanese spirit distilled from sweet potatoes, rice, etc.
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
cola (carbonated soft drink); kola tree (Cola acuminata, etc.); cola tree
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
by myself; in person; by oneself
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
tuna (edible fish, Thunnus spp.); tunny; Pacific bluefin tuna (edible fish, Thunnus orientalis); dead lay; starfish
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
hey there; I say; see here
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
fish pen; holding pond; fish tank; live well; live-box
aquaculture; culture; cultivation; raising
fat; tallow; lard; grease
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very