year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
chef (esp. of high-end Japanese cuisine); cook; area of a kitchen that contains the chopping board
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
natto (fermented soybeans)
sukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan
sukiyaki stock; stock mixed with soy sauce, mirin and sugar (used to flavor sukiyaki)
light blue; pale blue; aqua
to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
solid (body); solid matter; solid food
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
what would (you) do?; what to do about it