to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
origin of an affair; spark that lit the fuse; beginning
(eating or drinking) to one's heart's content
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
shellfish; seashell; shell
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
to accept; to receive; to agree
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
more than anything; above all else
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
even though; despite; when
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
by some chance; somehow; in some way; somehow or other; one way or another; by any means possible
to spit out; to eject; to dump
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
cooking stove; burner (gas, electric, etc.); range; cooktop; hob
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
ready-made; common-law (wife)
seasoned vinegar used for preparing sushi rice