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
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
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 hate; to dislike; to loathe
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
family; members of a family
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
something like ...; something called ...
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
coarsely ground (e.g. coffee, grain); minced (e.g. meat)
Vienna sausage; wiener; Vienna coffee; Viennese
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you