first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
all-you-can-eat; eating as much as one likes
another helping; second helping; seconds; other paw!
of course; certainly; naturally
bubble; foam; froth; suds; lather; head (on beer)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in a web browser)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
omurice; fried rice wrapped in or topped with omelette
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
stylish; smart; (hair) dressed in a Western style; to dress in the latest Western fashion
Western food; Western dish; Western cooking; Japanized Western cuisine
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get