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.
to carry around; to carry on one's person
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
sixth month of the lunar calendar (approx. July); June; sixth month of Gregorian calendar; triangles of sweet rice jelly topped with adzuki beans (eaten in the sixth month)
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
... years old; age (of) ...
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
place; position; location; position; standing; status
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; kissaten; traditional type of coffee shop with a retro atmosphere
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
regular customer; regular patron; regular visitor; constant companion
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
to be quiet (due to lack of activity); to be in a slump (of a business)
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
feeling; sense; impression
in that manner; like that
to be profitable; to yield a profit
business; trade; operations; sales
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement