lucky day; auspicious day
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
your; indicates high rank or status; indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
separate case; another matter
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...
to be crowded (with); to be packed; to be piled up (of work); to be busy (with)
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
small dish (served as a part of an ordinary household meal); side dish
hijiki (dark edible seaweed usu. sold in dried black strips; Hizikia fusiformis)
simmered with; cooked with; boiling; boiled dish
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
ignoring (somebody); ostracizing; leaving (someone) out
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
sports club (e.g. at school); sports department (e.g. in a newspaper)
manager (e.g. of a business, an idol, etc.); in a sports team (esp. at school) someone who does the routine drudge work
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
filthy; squalid; dirty; foul; sordid
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
consequence; outcome; result; blame
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
(suffering) damage; injury; harm