flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to be found; to be discovered
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
serious; not joking; straight
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
restaurant with only set meals
Japan's best; number one in Japan
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to mix; to stir; to blend
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
older sister; lass; young lady
bill (e.g. at a restaurant); check
lone wolf; loner; self-reliant person
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)