happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
beginning; outset; first; onset
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
please (give me); please (do for me)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
maid; helper; help; assistance
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
another time; some other time
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
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
honorific/polite/humble prefix
winding; meandering; zigzagging; zig-zag; in twists and turns; sinuously
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment