companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
fish-shaped pancake filled with bean jam
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
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
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
mobile telephone; cellular telephone
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); motorboat; ranch
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
(period of) a year; during an era
to have a talk; to tell a story
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
I see; that's right; indeed
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to discuss; to talk together
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
accounting; administration (of money)
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
business; trade; operations; sales
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration