quiet (e.g. neighbourhood); peaceful; tranquil
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
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.
management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
one's original family name; maiden name
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
success; boom; being well-attended (of an event); prosperity
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
great success; roaring business; busy; packed-out
whirl of busyness; flurry of activity; being rushed off one's feet; having a very busy time (doing)
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; to relax; to take it easy; to chill
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
had better ...; had better not ...
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?