to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
sale; offering for sale; release (for sale); launch (product)
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
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
second (party to an agreement); the B party (e.g. in a contract); stylish; chic; strange; quaint
sorry; excuse me; thank you
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
store interior; inside of a shop
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
how; in what way; how about