tea drinking; teahouse; tearoom; coffee lounge
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
maid cafe; cafe with waitresses dressed in cute maid costumes
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.
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
thereupon; shortly thereafter