to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
speaking voice; talking voice
to feel; to sense; to experience
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
single word; a few words; brief comment
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
unpleasant feelings (e.g. hatred, disgust, revulsion, fear)
fine weather; fair weather
attendance (at school); going to school
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
to put all one's skill (into doing something); to do something to the best of one's ability
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
bento; Japanese box lunch
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
ta-dah!; ta-da!; tada!; voilà
homemade bento containing food decorated to look like cute characters (from anime, etc.)
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
Vienna sausage cut in the shape of an octopus
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
hum (of a TV, radio, etc.)
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful