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
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
(police) detective; criminal matter
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
your husband; her husband
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
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
don't you think?; indicates question
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
omurice; fried rice wrapped in or topped with omelette
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
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 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)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
hostess bar; bar with female companions for male customers
coming and going; commuting
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to