bento; Japanese box lunch
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
as (for); for; in the capacity of
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
exhibiting; showing; putting on display; putting up for sale; entering (a work into a competition); submitting
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
place to put something; storage space; storehouse; depository; repository; shed
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
chicken and vegetable stew with bechamel sauce or fresh cream
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes)
bell pepper; green pepper; pimiento; pimento; capsicum
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
honorific/polite/humble prefix
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
charisma (i.e. attractiveness, charm); charisma (i.e. divinely conferred power or talent); charism; charismatic person; someone famous (usu. for their talent); celebrity
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
your husband; her husband