receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
general election (of the lower house)
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
compact disk; CD; cash dispenser; (negotiable) certificate of deposit
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
original method or procedure; serious; orthodox; classical
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
to get excited; to be roused (to action); to get the itch (to do)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
family; relatives; dependents; household
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to be grieved at heart; to be troubled; to be worried; to trouble oneself (about something)
young and sweet; adorable; cute; pitiful; touching; pathetic
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
(another's) daughter; young lady
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
please (give me); please (do for me)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix