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
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
should; must; -able; probably; likely
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
please (give me); please (do for me)
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
(arch.) Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for objects with stretched strings (i.e. bows, kotos), curtains, papers, etc.
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
together; mutually; fellow
river; stream; River; the ... river
cooking; food preparation
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
washing one's hands; water (or basin, etc.) for washing one's hands; restroom; lavatory; hand-washing (laundry, etc.)
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
morning assembly (at a company, school, etc.); morning gathering
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post