birth; creation; formation
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure
conviction; belief; confidence
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
ochazuke; rice with tea poured on it
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); ham actor
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
considerably; greatly; a lot
to appear all together; to be all present
to like; to love; to be fond of
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to be intimate with; to befriend
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
ryotei; traditional Japanese restaurant (esp. a luxurious one)
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
victory or defeat; match; contest; game