wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
that's the way it is; such is life
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
tonkatsu; breaded pork cutlet
set meal; special (of the day)
katsudon; pork cutlet served on top of a bowl of rice
mix; mixed-race person; multiracial person
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
impossible; unlikely; improbable
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
at least; at most; (even) just
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to be enthusiastic about; to be eager; to be keen
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
relatively; comparatively
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
and then; and so; and; so then
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
to cease; to stop; to be over
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
fly ball; fly (esp. in fishing bait); flying
cutlet (usu. crumbed and fried)
plate of assorted fried food
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
completion; finish; workmanship; result; outcome
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet); fried egg; frying pan for making rolled eggs
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university