have a good day; take care; see you
(arch.) eastern Japan (esp. Kamakura or Edo, from perspective of Kyoto or Nara); (arch.) eastern provinces; (arch.) east; wagon; yamatogoto
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
Kawachi (former province located in the east of present-day Osaka Prefecture)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
leading; guiding; commanding
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
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.
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
adds force or indicates command
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
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
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
please (give me); please (do for me)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
French bread (esp. baguette); breadstick
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible