near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
please (give me); please (do for me)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
should; must; -able; probably; likely
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
teething ring; pacifier; dummy; blowjob
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not