licking; lapping up; (eating up) quickly; gobbling up
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
skewered rice dumplings in a sweet soy glaze
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
curiosity-seeking; bizarre (crime, etc.); grotesque; abnormal
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
rice cracker; senbei; Japanese cracker; rice cookie; wafer
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
hello; good day; good afternoon
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
honorific/polite/humble prefix
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
without; unless; have to do
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
alone; by oneself; on one's own
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to