ochazuke; rice with tea poured on it
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
to be needed; to be wanted
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
drinking party; get-together
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
until now; so far; up to the present
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
wasabi (Wasabia japonica); Japanese horseradish
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
all; entire; whole; altogether
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...