tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
to become better; to improve
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
presence (impressive quality)
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to get information; to find out; to get wind of
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
ago; since; before; previous
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
(corporate) restructuring; downsizing; laying off people
after that; afterwards; thereafter
company; corporation; workplace
moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
complete change; about-face
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row