near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to cook (esp. grains such as rice, by boiling); to finish cooking
marine products; seafood; fish and shellfish
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
common orient clam (Meretrix lusoria)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
dish made with pork belly and bones, simmered with miso, sake, vegetables, etc. (from Kagoshima)
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
first-rate; finest quality; the best
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
sorry; excuse me; thank you
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?