what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
cod roe (roe of any fish from family Gadidae, esp. salted walleye pollack roe)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
shōchū; Japanese spirit distilled from sweet potatoes, rice, etc.
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
audience; spectator; spectators
loyalty; devotion; fidelity; inspector of the Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office (ritsuryo system)
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
whistling through one's fingers; whistle made by sticking one's fingers in one's mouth and blowing
suffix for familiar person
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
unveiling a Buddhist image; public exhibition (of a Buddhist image); revealing something that is supposed to remain hidden; opening a gambling house; holding a gambling party
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)