cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
smoked daikon pickles (famous product of Akita Prefecture)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
sailfin sandfish (Arctoscopus japonicus); Japanese sandfish
deep-frying without breading or batter; food deep-fried without breading or batter
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to smack one's lips (over a dish); to eat with relish
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
namahage; folklore demon of the Oga Peninsula (people dress up as them on New Year's Eve to admonish children)
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
I see; that's right; indeed
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
rice plant (Oryza sativa)
standard; set; routine; decided
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
composition (of painting); structural outline; compositional arrangement
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun