space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
simple chicken and rice stir fry dish (usu. flavoured with ketchup or tomato puree)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to be surprised; to be astonished
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to feel uplifted; to be cheered up; to hearten; to be inspired; to be energized
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
now; the present time; just now; another; more
such; this sort of; like this
the same as it was long ago; unchanged; traditional
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
Japanese fir (Abies firma); momi fir
mountain recess; deep in the mountains
failing college entrance exams and retaking them a year later