fish balls; fish dumplings
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
superb piece of work; masterpiece; exquisite item; perfection; unique article
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
chanko; fish, meat, and vegetable stew traditionally served to wrestlers
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
sumo wrestling; wrestler; rikishi
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
sumo wrestler; rikishi; strong man; Deva king
when it becomes; when it comes to
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
barrier; gate; seki (in go); mutual life
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
big fan (of something or someone); great fan