amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
walleye pollack roe (generally served salted and spiced with red pepper)
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
spit; skewer; proxy (computer server)
okonomiyaki; savoury pancake containing meat or seafood and vegetables
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
grilling on a skewer; spit-roasting
knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
soused (vinegared) mackerel
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
Japanese leek (Allium chinense); Chinese onion; sour-sweet pickle of Japanese leek
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
wasabi (Wasabia japonica); Japanese horseradish
whelk (esp. Neptunea and Buccinum spp.)
small fish sliced open and pickled in a mixture of vinegar, sake, and salt; seafood pickled in soy (esp. squid)
firefly squid (Watasenia scintillans); sparkling enope squid
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
izakaya; Japanese bar that also serves various dishes and snacks
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects