here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
study; research; investigation
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
parting; separation; farewell
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
woman textile worker; Vega (star in the constellation Lyra); Alpha Lyrae
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
long, narrow strip of paper on which Japanese poems are written (vertically); tanzaku; thin rectangle
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
the other day; lately; recently
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
bento; Japanese box lunch
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
bento; Japanese box lunch
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very