person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
older brother and younger sister
simply (cannot); definitely (cannot); absolutely (cannot); by no means
economical; economy size; family size (esp. of packaged food)
special selection; special approval; special prize; highest honours
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
pot of chicken or seafood, and vegetables in a dashi broth, usu. cooked at the table (traditionally a winter meal); seafood and vegetable stew or chowder
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
pot; (arch.) typical name for a female servant in the Edo-period; working at night; female with symptoms of gender identity disorder (e.g. a transvestite)
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
(sense of) taste; counter for food, drink, medicine, etc.
skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis); oceanic bonito; victorfish
kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
chicken bones; chicken carcass
Japanese scallop (Patinopecten yessoensis); Yesso scallop
tailoring; dressmaking; sewing; making; preparation
hair crab (Erimacrus isenbeckii)
season (e.g. fruit, fish); in vogue; popular; fresh
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
calvaria; area at top of head; parietal
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
stew; food cooked in a pot
preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
to relax; to feel at home
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to entertain; to make welcome