to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
glutinous rice with red beans (eaten on celebratory occasions); mochi rice with red beans
great burdock (Arctium lappa); gobo
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
to say; to be called; to do
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
no!; no no!; no, not at all
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
this occasion; at this time; now
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
secret; private; surreptitious
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
story; tale; talk; discussion
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...