to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
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
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
trifling; trivial; slight
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
valley; ravine; gorge; canyon
fat under-belly of tuna (considered high-quality)
pulmonary lobe; lobe of the lung
icefish (Salangidae spp., esp. the Japanese icefish, Salangichthys microdon); noodlefish; whitebait
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
suffix for familiar person
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
curry and rice; rice and curry; curry rice
all present; all concerned; all of us
sushi shop; sushi restaurant; sushi bar
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend