whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
fried prawns; fried shrimp
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)
cut; slice (meat, fish); fillet
fried potato; French fries; chips
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
parsley (Petroselinum crispum)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
completion; finish; workmanship; result; outcome
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
beefsteak plant; perilla; megaphylls; (lit.) large leaf
dropping; unloading; grated vegetables, fruit, etc.; grater; using new tools (or clothes, etc.); new tools (or clothes, etc.)
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
Hamburg steak; hamburger steak
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
imitating; copying; mimicking
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
exactly!; surely!; that's it!; ding dong (sound of door bell, chime, etc.)
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
sharing a table with someone you don't know (e.g. at a restaurant)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
forcibly; against one's will
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
order (for an item); request; demand; condition