Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
how; in what way; how about
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
god; deity; god-tier; incredible; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
practice; practising; training; study
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
program (of events, music, etc.); programme; program (booklet); brochure; (computer) program; programming
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
button (clothing); push-button; button
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...