madder (esp. Japanese madder, Rubia argyi); madder (red color)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
pot of chicken or seafood, and vegetables in a dashi broth, usu. cooked at the table (traditionally a winter meal); seafood and vegetable stew or chowder
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.
tailoring; dressmaking; sewing; making; preparation
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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.)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
will not do; do not; does not
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
full stomach; filling one's stomach; eating one's fill; complete; total; full
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
greatly; very much; thanks a lot
small saucepan; small pot
bill (e.g. at a restaurant); check
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
stinging (pain); smarting; tingling
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
fat; chubby; fatso; fatty; fat person
dine and dash; leaving a restaurant without paying