method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
river; stream; River; the ... river
dry riverbed; river beach
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
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)
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
woman who is popular with men
the five fundamental seasonings used in Japanese cooking: (in order) sugar, salt, vinegar, soy sauce, miso
woman; female; feminine gender
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
to make (someone) do; to allow (someone) to; to let; to allow; to be permitted to; to do; (arch.) swidden
joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges); combined party; mixer; two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
rice crackers for feeding the deer (in Nara)
vinegared rice; rice prepared for sushi
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
meeting; get-together (e.g. among friends)