I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit
being a mama's boy; having an (overly) strong attachment to one's mother; Oedipus complex; sexual attraction to one's mother
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
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.)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum)
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
gyudon; rice covered with sliced beef, usu. with fried onion
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
mom; mommy; mum; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")