hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
the other day; lately; recently
rikka; formal style of ikebana
overall victory; championship
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
of course; certainly; naturally
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
even if not; even without
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
really; truly; indeed; good grief
my; one's own; personal; privately owned
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
bamboo steamer; steaming basket; wooden frame holder with reed base used to steam food over a pot; soba served on a small wickerwork tray; wickerwork tray (for serving soba)
sorry; excuse me; thank you
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
being fond of children; person fond of children
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that