number one; first; best; most; game; round
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
both; both sides; both parties
coincident with; while; simultaneously
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
making something strong even stronger; solidifying something's chances; (lit.) (giving) a metal rod to an ogre
deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
strongest ever; most powerful in history
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
set meal; special (of the day)
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
natto (fermented soybeans)
since when; from when; how long
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to talk; to chat; to chatter
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
unable to take one's eyes off of something; having to keep a watchful eye on