honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
special selection; finest pick; top pick
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
to have the privilege of doing
pleased to meet you; how do you do; my regards (to someone); my greetings; best wishes
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
proposal; proposition; suggestion
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
suffix for familiar person
appointment (to a position, job, etc.); being used for a role; promotion
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
handshake event; handshake session; event where it is possible to shake hands with a celebrity, sportsperson, pop star, etc.
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
sampling food; tasting; trying
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
how; in what way; how about; questionable
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient