thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)
finely chopped katsuobushi, sometimes with soy sauce
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
perfect; complete; flawless
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
bill (at a restaurant); check
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
shishamo smelt (Spirinchus lanceolatus)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
than; from; out of; except; but; more
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
fly ball; fly (esp. in fishing bait); flying
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
going back to sleep (e.g. after waking up in the morning)
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any