locomotive depot; engine depot
kitchen; cookhouse; (ship's) galley
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
ability; performance; efficiency
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); ham actor
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet); fried egg; frying pan for making rolled eggs
grated daikon; daikon grater
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
fighting bravely; strenuous efforts
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
sacred wine or sake; sake offered to the gods; sake
God; god; ace; king; superior person
shōchū; Japanese spirit distilled from sweet potatoes, rice, etc.
kamidana; household shrine; home shrine
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
type of amulet sold at Shinto shrines
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 be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
appetizer or snack served with drinks; performance to liven up a bar; conversation to liven up a party
rather; better; instead; if anything
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
helping oneself to a drink; pouring one's own drink
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
pouring alcohol; person pouring alcohol for guests or customers (typically a woman); (apprentice) geisha; dancing girl
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
than; from; out of; except; but; more