lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
preserved food boiled in soy
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
one's cherished opinion; pet theory
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish; fill; fill-in (drumming); jack-off material; something to masturbate to
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); ham actor