near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
war; fighting; fierce competition
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
female help; female labor; woman's handwriting; (arch.) hiragana
ama; female diver (who collects shells, seaweed, etc.)
income; receipts; revenue
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
cocoa (beverage, cocoa solids); hot chocolate
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
the West; the Occident; Western countries
shiruko; sweet red-bean soup with mochi
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
in its entirety; whole; wholly
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
red gurnard (Chelidonichthys spinosus); gurnet; sea robin
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently