head office; main office; main store; this store; our store
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
very popular; highly favoured
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
to be baked (food); to be printed (photos); to be fired (pottery)
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
selling out; being sold out
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
honorific/polite/humble prefix
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
adds force or indicates command
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
store; shop; establishment; restaurant