the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
bond (between people); (emotional) ties; bonds; tether; fetters
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
orca (Orcinus orca); killer whale; shachi; mythical carp with the head of a tiger and the body of a fish, considered auspicious protectors of well-being; roof ornament in the shape of a shachi (believed to provide protection against fire by causing rain to fall)
to follow (someone's) example; to imitate; to copy; to learn (by observation)
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
treat (esp. food and drink); entertainment; treating someone (to a meal); gorgeous dinner; feast; excellent food
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
a morning drink (of sake)
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
(eating) heartily; energetically; vigorously; bulging (muscles); welling up (of strength, courage, etc.)
sorcerer; genie; human with supernatural powers
together with; same; both; all; including ...
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
last night; yesterday evening
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to pack; to crowd
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm