trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to talk; to chat; to chatter
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
udon with deep-fried tofu
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
unexpected meeting; coincidence
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
alternately sucking in and blowing out air through one's mouth while eating something hot (in order to cool it down)
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
taking one's children along (to an event, into a new marriage, etc.); parent with child
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
Hamburg steak; hamburger steak
yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
accounting; finance; bill (at a restaurant); check; accountant; treasurer
sleeping outdoors; sleeping out in the open air; camping
to pay for another; to pay someone else's debt as a loan to him; to make temporary payment on a person's behalf
such; like that; that sort of; very
Japanese person; Japanese people
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to insert; to put in; to plant (a cutting); to strike; to arrange (flowers); to wear (a sword) in one's belt
mottled pattern; patchy pattern
tortoiseshell (of the hawksbill turtle); bekko; tortoiseshell (esp. of the Chinese soft-shelled turtle)
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
shell (of crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; person's back; years of experience
handicraft; industrial art object
of course; certainly; naturally
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly