honorific/polite/humble prefix
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
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
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
in that way; thus; so; so?
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful