to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
persistence; single-mindedness
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
sorry; excuse me; thank you
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
such; like that; that sort of; very
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car
all sorts of; all kinds of
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
pommel horse; side horse; saddled horse
simmered with; cooked with; boiling; boiled dish
green Japanese peppercorn; unripe Japanese peppercorn
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
nama-fu (steamed wheat gluten) mixed with chestnuts
riches and honours (honors); wealth and rank
special order (goods); custom (made); bespoke
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
common orient clam (Meretrix lusoria)
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
kudzu (Pueraria montana); Japanese arrowroot; Chinese moonseed (Sinomenium acutum)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
Tanba (former province located in parts of present-day Kyoto, Hyogo and Osaka prefectures)
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
gudgeon (any fish of genus Gnathopogon or related genera); willow gudgeon (Gnathopogon caerulescens); longtooth grouper (species of fish, Epinephelus bruneus)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
knowing; (an) acquaintance
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity