to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
damp; moist (negative nuance)
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
rest; break; recess; intermission
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
front (aspect, weather, war-front, etc.); reception (e.g. in a hotel); front desk; front office; team management
time; hour; period; class
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
otaku; geek; nerd; enthusiast
to have a talk; to tell a story
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
surname; family name; last name
mimesis; mimicry; camouflage
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); one piece of sushi
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much