sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
lotus flower; Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); china spoon; lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone
suffix for familiar person
area of the field one is supposed to (or able to) defend; (one's) field; (one's) scope; one's type; kind of person one is attracted to
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
had better ...; had better not ...
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
handsome youth (male); pretty boy
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
pompadour-like hair style, popular for unmarried women in the Edo period; shimada coiffure
pioneer; leader; taking the initiative; leading an attack; charging ahead of others (towards the enemy)
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to be conspicuous; to stand out
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
please (give me); please (do for me)