to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
full-course dinner; multicourse meal
rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet); fried egg; frying pan for making rolled eggs
natto (fermented soybeans)
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
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
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
tension; mental strain; nervousness
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
attractive face and figure
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain in the same neighborhood
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; cut from the same cloth
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
how; in what way; how about; questionable
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
than; from; out of; except; but; more
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
Western cooking; Western-style meal; Western-style food; Japanized Western cuisine
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
after a long time; for the first time in a while