delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
switching off (e.g. electricity); turning off (e.g. water); off-season; offset; off-road; off-line; off (the price)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
store interior; inside of a shop
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
woman; female; feminine gender
beefsteak plant; perilla; megaphylls; (lit.) large leaf
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
to behave well (of a child)
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
gyoza; pot sticker; crescent-shaped pan-fried dumplings stuffed with minced pork and vegetables
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
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
new (musical) composition; new piece; new song
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
just safe (e.g. just avoiding being late, failing an exam, etc.); only just OK; barely acceptable
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite