traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
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
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.
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
name; given name; first name
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
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
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to run a shop; to have a shop
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
rest area; rest stop; service area (next to a highway); service station; parking area
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
door; gate; opening; title page
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
honorific/polite/humble prefix
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post