town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
unprecedented; record-breaking
(of a kind) never to be seen again
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
garden; orchard; park; place; world; environment
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
genius; prodigy; natural gift
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land); paradise; heaven on earth
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
favorite sword; cherished sword
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise