almost every day; almost daily
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to eat up; to consume (completely)
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
locust plague; damage to crops by grasshoppers
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
but; however; provided that
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
excessive profits; unfair profit; exorbitant interest; usury
to covet; to crave; to indulge in; to do ceaselessly; to eat greedily; to devour
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to withdraw; to abandon (e.g. a lawsuit)
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
good-quality; superior in quality
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
while; during; while; although; all; both
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
subtle seasoning that brings out the flavor; secret ingredient
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
to dish up; to arrange (food) on a plate
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top