voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
halo; hello; hallo; harrow
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
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 be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
writing; composition; essay; sentence
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
picturesque (scenery); unspoilt; beautiful
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
wakame (species of edible brown seaweed, Undaria pinnatifida)
just-harvested; something freshly harvested or gathered (usually produce)
in this way; thus; such; uh...
shabu-shabu; thinly sliced meat boiled quickly with vegetables, and dipped in sauce
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
number one; first; best; most; game; round
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof