flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
soba noodles eaten at night on New Year's Eve
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
ready-made; common-law (wife)
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to be ready-made; to become intimate with
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
frying; fried food; aburaage; thin deep-fried slices of tofu
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
no!; no no!; no, not at all
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)