but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
tearoom; tea house; tea-ceremony room; tea arbour; tea arbor
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
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 value; to prize; to esteem; to respect
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
welcome!; nice to see you!
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
pontoon bridge; floating bridge; bridge (of a ship)
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; 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
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)