having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
story; tale; talk; discussion
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
rudeness; impoliteness; leaving; going (on one's way); taking without permission; stealing
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
come, come; come; come now; here you go; here; when handing something
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
ritual music and dancing in shrines and temples; rice dance; rice festival; tofu (or fish, etc.) baked and coated with miso; turning something in the manner one would use to cook dengaku-tofu on both sides
how; in what way; how about; questionable
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
don't you think?; indicates question
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting
suffix for familiar person
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
first business conducted by retailers in the New Year
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
true Tokyoite; Edoite; person born and raised in Edo
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so