to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
devotion; attachment; infatuation
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
bento; Japanese box lunch
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
educational institution; school; academy; campus
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
sweet and sour; bittersweet
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
finish; finishing; finishing touches
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet); fried egg; frying pan for making rolled eggs
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...