| 箸
(o)hâshi | chopsticks |
| フォーク
fôoku | fork |
| ナイフ
nâihu | knife |
| スプーン
supûun | spoon |
| AとBと、どちらがいい
A to B to, dôchira ga ii | which is better A or B? |
| もちろん・勿論
mochîroñ | of course, certainly |
| 和食・日本食
washoku or nihoñshoku | Japanese-[style] food (two terms) |
| 洋食
youshoku | Western-style food |
| 箸の方
(o)hâshi no hôu | the alternative of chopsticks |
| 箸の方が食べやすい
(o)hâshi no hôu ga tabéyasùi | chopsticks are easier to eat with |
| 勘定
kańjòu / okanjou | the check, the bill (originally: calculation or counting) |
| 何名様
nañ-mei(sama) | how many people? /polite-honorific/ |
| せっかく・折角
seḱkakù | with special trouble or effort; take (express) time to do |
| 肉
nikû / onîku | meat |
| 鶏肉
tori (toriniku) | chicken (chicken(meat) as food) |
| 野菜
yasai/oyâsai | vegetable(s) |
| 果物
kudâmono | fruit |
| お菓子
[o]kâshi | sweets; candy; cakes (Japanese or Western) |
| 海
ûmi | ocean, sea |
| 山
yamâ | mountain |
| 食べ過ぎる
tabésugìru /-ru; tabésùgita/ | overeat |
| 一杯
ippai | full / a lot (based on meaning of one-glass full) |
| お土産
(o)miyaḡe | souvenir |
| 土産に買う
(o)miyaḡe ni kau | buy as a souvenir |
| テキサスオイル
Tekísasu-òiru | Texas Oil |
| 連れる
tsureru /-ru; tureta/ | take along (of people) |
| 持つ
môtsu /-u; motta/ | take hold (or possession) of, hold |
| 持っていく
motte (i)ku | take (of things or animals) |
| 連れていく
tsurete (i)ku | take along (of people, i.e. things that come of own will) |
| 天花
Teñhana | (name of the tempura restaurant in dialog: /heaven+flower/) |
| 外国
gaikoku | foreign country |
| 国
(o)kuni | a country; one's native land or area |
| お寿司やお刺身
osûshi ya osashimi | things like sushi and sashimi (among others) |
| お刺身より
osáshimi yòri | more than sashimi ([more] when compared to sashimi) |
| サービス
sâabisu | service (customer-oriented); (some item) on the house |
| それ程・それほど
sore hodo | to that extent |
| それほど良くない
sore hodo yoku nai | isn't that good [to that extent] |
| 梅天
Umeteñ | (name of tempura restaurant in dialog: /plum+heaven/) |
| その方がいい
sonó hòu ga ii | that alternative is better (lit. good) |
| 名（様）
-mei(sama) | classiifer for people (polite +) |
| 何名様
nanmei(sama) | how many people (polite +) |
| 三名様
san-meisama | 3 people (polite +) |
| 五名様
go-meisama | 5 people (polite +) |
| 形見
katami | keepsake |
| 食べやすい
tabeyasui | easy to eat [with] |
| 和食は箸が食べやすい
washóku wa hâshi ga tabéyasùi | (for) Japanese food, chopsticks are easy[ier] to eat (with) |
| 駄菓子
dagashi | (cheap) candies (usu. for kids) |
| 本当に
hontou ni | really |
| 土産屋
miyageya | a souvenir shop |
| せっかくですが・せっかくですけど
sekkaku desu ga.. / sekkaku desu kedo.. | it’s especially [kind of you] but.. (polite refusal of an offer) |
| 刺身よりいい
[o]sashimi yori ii | better than sashimi; (more (good) when compared to sashimi) |
| お連れする
otsure-suru | take (someone from in-group) along /humble-polite/ |
| や
ya | and [among others]
(when linking nouns in a representative way, non-exhaustive) |
| より
yôri | /particle of comparison/ [more] than |
| 梅
ume | (Japanese) plum; plum tree; plum blossom |
| 梅干し
umeboshi | sour salted plums |
| 連れてくる
tsurete kuru | bring (someone) with |
| 持って帰る
motte kaeru | bring [sth] home. Return home with [sth] |
| Xほど
X hodo /negative predicate/ | to the extent of X /not as/ |
| 東京駅を過ぎた
Toukyou-eki wo sugita | I went past Tokyo station (I passed it by) |
| 大きすぎる
ookisugiru | [be] too big/large |
| 駄目を晩ご飯に注文しました
Demae wo bangohan ni chuumon-shimashita | I ordered delivery for dinner |
