thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
adds force or indicates command
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
set meal; special (of the day)
office worker; salaried worker; white-collar worker
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)