ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
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
family; members of a family
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
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 do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
wisdom; enlightenment; prajñā (one of the three divisions of the noble eightfold path); wisdom
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
father; dad; husband; you; he
photographer; cameraman; camera operator; cinematographer
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
now; the present time; just now; another; more
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
suffix for familiar person
breadwinner; biggest earner
regular; regular member (e.g. of football team, etc.); regular (petrol, gasoline)
full tank (esp. of gasoline); full capacity (of a battery, receptacle, etc.)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
woman; female; feminine gender
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey