feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
foreign; abroad; overseas
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
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
two persons; two people; pair; couple
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
adds force or indicates command
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw
kamaboko; steamed seasoned fish paste, usu. in a semicylindrical shape on a strip of wood and sliced to go in soup, etc.
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
study; research; investigation
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
in that way; thus; so; so?
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
Japanese yam (Dioscorea japonica)
frying; fried food; aburaage; thin deep-fried slices of tofu
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
sorry; excuse me; thank you
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
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.)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted