towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
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.)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
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national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
time; hour; period; class
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
suffix for familiar person
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
nikujaga; meat and potato stew
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
assortment (of food); assorted dishes; combination platter
plate of assorted sashimi; selection of sashimi
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
unpasteurized beer; draft beer; draught beer
quickly; calmly; intently
honorific/polite/humble prefix
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
world history; international history
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting