Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges); combined party; mixer; two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
gyoza; pot sticker; crescent-shaped pan-fried dumplings stuffed with minced pork and vegetables
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
menu; schedule; program; menu
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
set meal; special (of the day)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; part-timer