Kurashiki (city); storage charges
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food
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
omurice; fried rice wrapped in or topped with omelette
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 eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
dead person; deceased person
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
poisonous substance; toxic substance; poison
by means of; due to; because of; according to
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.)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
form; shape; figure; visage
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
family; members of a family
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
splitting the cost; Dutch treat
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
washing (esp. dishes and laundry)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!