always; all the time; never; usual; regular
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
older sister; lass; young lady
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
evening meal; dinner; supper
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); bad actor; lousy actor; wooden actor
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
special sale; bargain sale
cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
3rd day of the month; three days
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
yen (currency of Japan); circle