from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
accompanying; being accompanied by; going with
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
jingle; jangle; chatty; nattering; coquettish; tawdry
expresses displeasure or disapproval; just from (doing); simply by
okonomiyaki; savoury pancake containing meat or seafood and vegetables
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
arraying a number of reference books in order to compose poetry; literary composition crammed with maxims, ancient episodes, legends, etc.; otters lining a catch of fish on a river bank; (people) making offerings (esp. of fish)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
caster; newscaster; news anchor; anchorman
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
offender; criminal; culprit
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
safety; welfare; well-being
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
Fukuoka prefecture (Kyushu)
eyewitness report; eyewitness information