how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
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.
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
great awakening; great enlightening; greatly awakened person; understanding; comprehension
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
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
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
pleasant (of a sensation); comfortable; cheerful; happy; smooth (of function); working well
attaining enlightenment; becoming a Buddha; entering Nirvana; going to heaven; resting in peace; dying (peacefully)
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn, restaurant, or shop); landlady; hostess; mistress; female innkeeper
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
ryokan; traditional Japanese inn
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
establishment (of a business); founding
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")