to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
repeating; repetition; repeat (performance); rebroadcast; repeat sign; playing (an audio or video recording)
great success; roaring business; busy; packed-out
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
J; j; Japan; joule; jack (playing card); tatami mat (as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm); Japan Professional Football League
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
to make coffee; to brew coffee
Imperial Household Agency
purveyor (to the Imperial Household, etc.); company (or restaurant, place, etc.) that caters to or is popular with a specific clientele
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
coffee shop; coffeehouse; café
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
(another's) daughter; young lady
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
discerning (quick) eye; keen insight
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
instant noodles sold in a cup; cup noodles