fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
yokozuna (highest rank in sumo); grand champion; best in its field; crème de la crème; cream of the crop
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to be excited; to be nervous; to be thrilled
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta); dog salmon
kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
only; just; solely; prostitute attached to a single member of the post-WWII occupation forces
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see ...
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
minimum; at the very least
number of times; frequency; count