such; like that; that sort of; very
meaning; significance; sense
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
Japanese person; Japanese people
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
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
in that way; thus; so; so?
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
Amida Buddha's original vow; long-cherished desire
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
river; stream; River; the ... river
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
memories; recollections; reminiscence
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
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 follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays