to place a weight upon (e.g. when making pickles); to press (down)
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
although I say; although one might say; although called
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
quickly adaptable; pro-active
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
natto bacteria (Bacillus subtilis var. natto)
reproductive (procreative) power; fertility
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic