preface; foreword; introduction; beginning; start
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
to overdo; to do too much
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
three; three years of age
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to distribute; to portion out; to deal out; to separate (out); to pick out
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
several sheets (flat objects)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
per-capita division; division according to the number of people
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
honorific/polite/humble prefix
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
leftovers (esp. food); remnants