to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
superb piece of work; masterpiece; exquisite item; perfection; unique article
oyakodon; chicken and egg on rice; threesome including a mother and her daughter
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
Michelin (tyre manufacturer); Michelin Guide (rating hotels and restaurants)
three stars (shape); three stars (rating); Orion's belt; Chinese "Three Stars" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
March; third month of the lunar calendar
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
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
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
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