alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
such; like that; that sort of; very
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
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
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
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 pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
instant; moment; for an instant
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
painting something vermillion; lacquering something vermillion; vermillion-lacquered object
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
to dish up; to arrange food (on a plate)
next; secondly; subsequently
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
kamaboko; steamed seasoned fish paste, usu. in a semicylindrical shape on a strip of wood and sliced to go in soup, etc.
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
mitsuba (Cryptotaenia japonica); Japanese honewort; Japanese honeywort; three-leaved; trefoil
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
soup containing rice cakes and vegetables (New Year's dish)
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
per-capita division; division according to the number of people
soup containing rice cakes and vegetables (New Year's dish)