a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
leaving (a hall, meeting, stadium, etc.); exit; walkout; exit (from the stage); leaving the stage
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
good times; boom; (wave of) prosperity
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to buy; to purchase; to buy out
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.
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
considerably; greatly; a lot
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
to complain; to make a complaint
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
on and after; from ... onward; since
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity