warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
by myself; in person; by oneself
secretly (cheer, pray, etc. for someone); in secret; from the sidelines; at a distance
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
honorific/polite/humble prefix
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
please (give me); please (do for me)
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
vinegared rice rolled in nori (laver)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
Genroku era (1688.9.30-1704.3.13)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
Pyropia tenera (species of edible seaweed); dried nori; dried laver
aquaculture; culture; cultivation; raising
unable to concentrate on (due to distractions, etc.)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
until now; so far; up to the present
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect