to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
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
suffix for familiar person
cafe featuring Japanese-style sweets
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
pretty girl who attracts customers to come inside a shop
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
genuine article; real thing; real deal
battlefield; battleground
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
cocoa (beverage, cocoa solids); hot chocolate
in that way; thus; so; so?
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to start with the looks; to get the trappings right as the first step; to start (at the wrong end) by focusing on the superficial
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful