miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
reference; bibliographical reference; consultation; browsing (e.g. when selecting a file to upload on a computer); checking out
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
surplus; remainder; residue; margin; balance
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
one yen; throughout (an area); whole district
honorific/polite/humble prefix
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
number of days; period of days; daily interest rate
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
height of; middle of; full bloom
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
time; season; period; phase; stage
even though; despite; when
to stick it out (until the end)
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
allowance; remittance; sending (someone) an allowance
to increase; to add to; to augment
letter; missive; note; mail
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)