at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
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
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
please (give me); please (do for me)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
to live; to reside; to inhabit
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
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.
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
senior high school student
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
(for) one's own use; personal use; private use