if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like
primary school; elementary school; grade school
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
to grimace; to make a wry face; to contort one's face
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
koban; small oval gold coin used in the Edo period; oval; elliptical; small size (of paper)
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
environmental organization; environmental group
to talk about someone behind their back; to backbite
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
had better ...; had better not ...
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
battlefield; battleground
woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)
elder sister; older female friend
sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
stylish; smart; chic; (arch.) conceited; (arch.) cheeky
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
soldier; combatant; warrior
to run out; to rush out; to start running; to begin to run; to break into a run
to see (someone) off; to escort; to watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to postpone
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
polished rice; (uncooked) white rice
dish dressed with sesame sauce
tofu skin; dried beancurd; delicacy made from the skin of gently boiled soybean milk
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
traditional Japanese meal brought in courses; tea-ceremony dishes
distance of eight sun (approx. 24 cm); dish or tray of this size (esp. used in kaiseki cuisine to serve several kinds of delicacies); food served in such a dish; variety of thick, traditional Japanese paper
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping