space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
cheap everyday food that most people enjoy (e.g. ramen, curry); eating cheap delicious food; person who seeks out cheap delicious food
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
how; in what way; how about
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
in that way; thus; so; so?
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
adds force or indicates command
leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon