waitress (in a ryokan or traditional restaurant); hostess
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
chef (esp. of high-end Japanese cuisine); cook; area of a kitchen that contains the chopping board
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
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)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
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
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
youth; child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing); young; new
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
simmered with; cooked with; boiling; boiled dish
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
at work; in the midst of work; working
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
repeatedly; several times; many times
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
senior high school; high school
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
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 accept; to receive; to agree
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise