(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
revival house; repertory cinema; theater showing classic films
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
watery; soggy; racy; titillating; sexy
female university student; female college student
freckles; buckwheat chaff
together; at the same time; same; identical
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
alone; by oneself; on one's own
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
very; extremely; excessively
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to be surprised; to be astonished
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
dry taste (e.g. sake, wine); a liking for sake; one who likes sake; salty (taste); harsh; scathing
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
sweet flavour; sweet flavor; flattery; stupidity
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
opening and shutting; opening and closing
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on