how; in what way; how about
movie; film; motion picture
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
first day of the month; the first of the month
number one; first; best; most; game; round
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; full provision
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
freshly boiled (rice); freshly cooked; steaming; piping hot
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
crew (of a ship, airplane, etc.); crew member
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
group; party; team; squad; section
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt