if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
honorific/polite/humble prefix
shopping; purchased goods
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
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
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
in that way; thus; so; so?
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
now; the present time; just now; another; more
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
half the amount (of money); half price; half fare
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently