simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to put on (another's shoes by mistake); to put (shoes) on the wrong feet; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse; to have a mistaken idea of
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
in this way; thus; such; uh...
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
extra effort; one small touch; small twist
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
oyakodon; chicken and egg on rice; threesome including a mother and her daughter
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
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
feeling; sense; impression
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
assorted vegetables for sukiyaki (esp. green onion)
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
equality; uniformity; evenness
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)