thick amazake; thick sweet sake
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
please (give me); please (do for me)
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
the other day; a few days ago
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
wall with exposed timber pillars
offender; criminal; culprit
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress
breath; breathing; tone; mood
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.)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
police; police officer; police station
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
report; notification; tip; message (in information and communication theory)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
time; hour; period; class
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street