soy sauce; soya sauce; shoyu
mirin; type of sweet rice wine used in cooking
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
work; business; company; study
community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
doomed (business, trade, etc.); in a bad state; poor
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
impromptu; improvised; extempore; instant (e.g. ramen)
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
smooth; shiny; slippery; greasy; slurping (noodles)
broth; soup (esp. miso soup)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); Japanese bunching onion; green onion; spring onion; scallion
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
pleasantly warm; nice and warm; repeatedly (hitting someone); again and again; over and over
ginger (Zingiber officinale)
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to warm (up); to heat (up); to sit on (an idea, plan, etc.); to keep to oneself; to renew (an old friendship); to take for oneself
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
lowering a fever; alleviation of fever
action; operation; process; agency; effect; function
of great promise; with a promising future
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
sorry; excuse me; thank you
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
Inari (god of harvests, wealth, fertility, etc.); Inari shrine; inarizushi (sushi wrapped in fried tofu); scrotum; testicle sack
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence