appeal; call for something; request; axiom
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
beginning; outset; first; onset
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
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
time; hour; period; class
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
maid; helper; help; assistance
Kaga (former province located in the south of present-day Ishikawa Prefecture)
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
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 restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
first anniversary of a person's death
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
second anniversary of a death
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
preference; priority; precedence
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
in that way; thus; so; so?
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)