hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
madder (esp. Japanese madder, Rubia argyi); madder (red color)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
kinako mochi; mochi sprinkled with sweetened soy flour
kinako; roasted soybean flour; roasted soy flour
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
results; record; grades; marks
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
festival; feast; carnival
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
time; season; period; phase; stage
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
just a minute; small quantity
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
please (give me); please (do for me)