-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
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
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
time; hour; period; class
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
although I say; although one might say; although called
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
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
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.)
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
honorific/polite/humble prefix
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
having a meal (before doing something); fortifying oneself with a meal
porcelain bowl; donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up