thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
rice cakes; pounded mochi rice
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
number one; first; best; most; game; round
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
deep-fried tofu mixed with thinly sliced vegetables
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); ham actor
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
all; entire; whole; altogether
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
photographer; cameraman; camera operator; cinematographer
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she