hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
honorific/polite/humble prefix
Edo (shogunate capital; former name of Tokyo); Yedo
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
great fortune; good luck; rice cake stuffed with bean jam
this and that; such and such
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
tasting (food or drink) for poison; checking the taste (of a dish); seeing how something tastes
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.
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.)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to slap; to strike; to spank
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
myself; yourself; I; me; you
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
exquisite flavor (flavour); delectable flavor; delicious flavor; delicacy; delectable dish
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker