to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
don't you think?; indicates question
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to be relieved; to feel relieved
bento; Japanese box lunch
bento; Japanese box lunch
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
study; diligence; discount; reduction
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
cosplay (dressing in costume, esp. as a manga character, etc.)
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
when it becomes; when it comes to
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
already; now; no longer; not any more
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
considerably; fairly; quite
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
here and there; in places
fast-talking; rapid talking
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
greed; avarice; covetousness; greedy person
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm