you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
known as ...; also known as ...; called ...; AKA
to be smart; to be cool; to be sharp; to be stylish
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
(male) lover (esp. of a prostitute); paramour (of a married woman)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
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.)
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
company president; manager; director
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
second (unit of time); arc second
within; inside of; less than
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way
to fire (from a job); to sack; to dismiss
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
leaving (a decision, job, etc.) to someone else; entrusting; leaving the choice of a meal to the chef; omakase
please (give me); please (do for me)