to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
present; gift; to give a present or gift
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
year-end gift; end of the year; year end
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to look forward to something
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
of course; certainly; naturally
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of