clearing one's throat; cough
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)
cod roe (roe of any fish from family Gadidae, esp. salted walleye pollack roe)
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
performer; entertainer; celebrity
trivial; not amounting to much
mentality; mood; sentiment; fretfulness; tedium; irritation
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
moss; short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
ten-day period (in a month); ten-year period (in one's age); decade
ochazuke; rice with tea poured on it
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
licence; license; permit; certificate (of qualification)
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included