establishment (of a business); founding
whole year; entire year; n-th year anniversary
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 go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck
coffee shop; coffeehouse; café
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
combination; assortment (of goods); assorted box (e.g. of chocolates); assorted basket
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to present; to do (for someone)
man; male; masculine gender
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
woman; female; feminine gender
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
what kind of; what sort of; what
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
Rio; Rio de Janeiro (abbr)
half; biracial person (esp. half-Japanese); person of mixed parentage; half (of a game); halfback; 9-hole half (of a round)
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
laughing embarrassedly and sticking out one's tongue
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
called; known as; that; to say