companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
family; members of a family
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
region south of Tokyo on Pacific Ocean side of Japan; eastern sea; East Sea (Korean name for Sea of Japan)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
adds force or indicates command
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
summer insect; summer insects
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
name; given name; first name
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
kaki (Japanese persimmon) seed; spicy baked or fried mochi chips in this shape
golden ratio (approx. 1.6180339887)
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
honorific/polite/humble prefix
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
zip fastener; zipper; zip; chuck (device for holding a workpiece in a lathe or a tool in a drill)
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone