what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
walleye pollack (Theragra chalcogramma); Alaska pollack
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
capsicum (Capsicum annuum, esp. the cultivated chili peppers); chili pepper (chile, chilli); cayenne; shichimi pepper
seasoning; flavour; flavor
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
walleye pollack roe (generally served salted and spiced with red pepper)
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
area; region; district; locality
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
straight; straightforward; direct; straight (wins, sets, etc.); straight (liquor); neat; entering university right after graduating high school
frizz; kink; crimp; curls (hair, noodles, leaves, etc.)
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
pork bone soup; pork broth
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
great burdock (Arctium lappa); gobo
tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter