behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
don't you think?; indicates question
number one; first; best; most; game; round
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
program (e.g. theatre, theater); programme; (theatrical) piece; number; performance
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
I see; that's right; indeed
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
festival; feast; carnival
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
cooperation; collaboration
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
fine white noodles served flowing in a small flume
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
great disaster; horrible tragedy; catastrophe; catastrophic event; catastrophic incident; dire calamity
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
takoyaki pan (cast iron with semi-spherical molds)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
arm; skill; efforts; ability
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality