café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
then; well; so; well then
suddenly; in a flash; quickly; conspicuously; prominently; showily
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
time; hour; period; class
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
please (give me); please (do for me)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
beginning; outset; first; onset
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone