coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
two persons; two people; pair; couple
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
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
boarding; lodging; board and lodging; boarding house; lodging house; lodgings
cocoa (beverage, cocoa solids); hot chocolate
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
pigtails; bunches; two ponytails; angel wings
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
never mind!; don't worry about it
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
suffix for familiar person
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
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.
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
now; the present time; just now; another; more
image change; changing one's image; makeover
month-long period; (during) month
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything