indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
eeny, meeny, miny, moe; eenie, meenie, minie, moe
slightly good luck (esp. as an omikuji fortune-telling result)
metal surface decoration with raised fine protrusions resembling fish eggs; twill weave; basket weave
suffix for familiar person
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
excellent luck (esp. in fortune-telling)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
one's romantic fate; one's luck in love
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
courting; wooing; making advances
good luck; fortune; happiness; harvest; yield
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
one line; one stretch (e.g. of road); earnest; resolute; (arch.) one bloodline; (arch.) one clan
will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness
to blossom; to flower; to bloom; to flower (of a civilization, talent, etc.); to flourish; to become widespread
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
living by oneself; living alone
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
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.)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
arteriosclerosis; hardening of the arteries; loss of flexibility (in thinking, systems, etc.); inflexibility; institutional rigidity
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
salt; salt content; amount of salt; salinity
moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key
please (give me); please (do for me)
reduction of salt; sodium restriction
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
for example; for instance; e.g.
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
juice; sap; soup; broth; (dipping) sauce