Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
ago; since; before; previous
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
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
inn with hot spring facilities; hot spring inn; hot spring ryokan; onsen ryokan
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 entrust; to leave to a person
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to say; to be called; to do
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
how; in what way; how about
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.)
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops