understood; I see; OK; present; here
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
oyakodon; chicken and egg on rice; threesome including a mother and her daughter
originally; by nature; from the start
sukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
cod roe (roe of any fish from family Gadidae, esp. salted walleye pollack roe)
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
ochazuke; rice with tea poured on it
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish; fill; fill-in (drumming); jack-off material; something to masturbate to
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
ordinary; sensible; commonplace