to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to feel; to sense; to experience
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
food culture; dietary culture; cuisine
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
okonomiyaki; savoury pancake containing meat or seafood and vegetables
Shōki the Plague-Queller; Zhong Kui (traditional Chinese deity said to prevent plagues and ward off evil beings); vanquisher of ghosts and evil beings, and reputedly able to command 80,000 demons; Shoki (WWII fighter aircraft)
passing through without stopping; passing by
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
modan'yaki (okonomiyaki topped with yaki-soba and fried together)
superb piece of work; masterpiece; exquisite item; perfection; unique article
even though; despite; when
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
substantiation; materialization; materialisation; (specific to object language classes) instantiation
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)