to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
not; nonexistent; not being (there)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
wherein; therein; thereinto
to choose (a thing) at one's own discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
light eating; spare diet; not eating much
in that way; thus; so; so?
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
trade; business; trading; turnover; sales; takings
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
Yamaguchi (city, prefecture)
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
greatly; very much; thanks a lot
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
front; frontage; facade; main
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to enquire; to inquire; to seek information
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work