just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
soy sauce; soya sauce; shoyu
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
mixture of ingredients (originally five); mixture of minced vegetables, fish, and meat, mixed in a starch (rice, noodles); gomoku (game); five in a row
Inari (god of harvests, Uka-no-Mitama); Inari shrine; Fushimi Inari shrine (in Kyoto); fox (said to be messengers of Inari); fried tofu (said to be a favourite food of foxes); inarizushi
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); kan (obs. unit of currency, equiv. to 1000 mon in the Edo period; col. 10 mon in the Meiji period); counter for pieces of sushi; 10 points; 12 points
garnish (e.g. vegetables with a meat dish); trimmings; fixings; relish
thick omelette; rolled omelette
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
grasping (with one's bare hands); holding; grabbing; seizing; catching
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
to put into the mouth; to eat
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet); fried egg; frying pan for making rolled eggs
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)
very; extremely; absurd; ridiculous; excessive; extreme
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
considerably (beyond one's expectations); unexpectedly; surprisingly; contrary to one's expectations
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
to drop; to lose; to let fall
careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
(not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; overly
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
feel uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more
to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.); to quieten; to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.); to compose (oneself); to suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.); to quell
interest (on a deposit, loan, etc.)
something thrown in (with a purchase); something extra; (giving a) discount; price reduction; addition; embellishment (e.g. to a story)
cheerfully; joyously; joyfully; happily; lightheartedly; excitedly
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
entering; entrance; attendance; audience; containing; income; earnings
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can