existence; possession; having; limited company
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
cushion; cushion (to soften the blow); mitigation
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
kitchen; financial situation; finances
to face; to go towards; to head towards
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
absence; disregard; indifference
3rd day of the month; three days
that day; the very same day
being on duty; person on duty; one's turn
why; how; for what reason
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
preserved food boiled in sweetened soy sauce
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation