year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
hateful; detestable; abominable; amazing; fantastic; admirable
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
myself; yourself; I; me; you
further; above (that); greater (than that); any more
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup
how much; how many; to what extent; oh my god; how; what the
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
modesty; humility; being humble
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
heated vegetables; warm vegetables
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
handmade; handcrafted; homemade; homegrown
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid