indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
program (e.g. TV); programme
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
ryokan; traditional Japanese inn
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn, restaurant, or shop); landlady; hostess; mistress; female innkeeper
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
pro among pros; best of the best; top tier; ultimate professional; player's player
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
son and heir; son who will succeed one
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
the way one works; one's working manner
to come to see; to come and see; to visit
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
woman; female; feminine gender
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
coming to an embassy, theatre, library, etc.
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
summer clothes; summer wear; summer uniform