origami; art of paper folding; hallmark; certificate of authenticity
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
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.)
Kutani ware; style of Japanese porcelain
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
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 receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
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)
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
shrimp-shaped taro variety
food (meat, fish, vegetables, etc.) cooked separately but served together on one dish
clearing one's throat; cough
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm); graupel; dicing; small cubes; roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)
to cover (smear, sprinkle) (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
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
sillago (any fish of genus Sillago, esp. the Japanese whiting, Sillago japonica)
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
Chinese yam (variety of Dioscorea opposita); Japanese yam (variety of Dioscorea japonica)
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
pickling in salt; leaving unchanged; leaving unused
knowing; (an) acquaintance
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
to feel; to sense; to experience
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state