place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
Viking; smorgasbord; buffet; smorgasbord (of things); hodge-podge
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
honorific/polite/humble prefix
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
kitchen (in a restaurant); cook; chef
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
maid; helper; help; assistance
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to live; to make a living; to get on with
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to sit silently at a meeting
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation