store; shop; establishment; restaurant
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
okonomiyaki; savoury pancake containing meat or seafood and vegetables
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
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
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
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 eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
to be found; to be discovered
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience