Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
bento; Japanese box lunch
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
procurement; purchase; buying; school store; co-op; school canteen
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
the dead; ghost; person who is obsessed (with money, power, etc.); person with a blind lust (for)
den; haunt; hangout; nest; lair
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be in confusion or commotion; to be in a turmoil; to be crowded or jammed with people
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
alone; by oneself; on one's own
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
yakiniku; Japanese dish of grilled meat similar to Korean barbecue; roasted meat; grill
bento; Japanese box lunch
deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey