Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
now; the present time; just now; another; more
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
remembrance; recollection; recognition
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
short sleeved kimono (worn as an undergarment during the Heian period); padded silk garment
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
to behave well (of a child)
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
having special circumstances (e.g. problems, issues, advantages, flaws, defects, etc.); imperfect (merchandise); with defects
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
directions; instructions; orders; command
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
broth; soup (esp. miso soup)
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); ham actor
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
long, narrow strip of paper on which Japanese poems are written (vertically); tanzaku; thin rectangle