here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
real estate agent; realtor
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
having one misfortune after another; insult to injury
unfortunate; unhappy; ill-fated; hapless
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
cry (e.g. of a baby); sob; whine; tearful voice; weepy voice
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
part-time senior high school; part-time high school; evening high school
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
thank you (for your hard work); good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
by a strange coincidence; in an unexpected turn of events; by chance; by accident
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; kissaten; traditional type of coffee shop with a retro atmosphere
face; looks; countenance; vestige; trace; reminder
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
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)
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing