Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
countryside; country; 50-home township (comprised of 2-3 neighbourhoods)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
please (give me); please (do for me)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
standard; set; routine; decided
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
ryokan; traditional Japanese inn
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
open-air bath; rotenburo; rotemburo
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
as you see; as you can see; in accordance with what you see
waitress (in a ryokan or traditional restaurant); hostess
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence