various countries; various regions; various provinces
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
to discuss; to talk together
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
good feeling; feeling good
migratory bird; bird of passage
participation; joining; entry; adherence
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to jump upon (a moving object)
to happen to ride together; to share a vehicle; to (operate a) carpool
it's been a long time; long time no see
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
condiment (e.g. grated or chopped topping such as daikon, wasabi, ginger, green onion, red pepper); spice
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
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)
comfortably warm; steaming hot (food); piping hot; glowing (with warmth)
reception (telephone); listening (to a telephone)
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
and; thereupon; because of that