garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
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 hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
while; during; while; although; all; both
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
accent (of one's speech); dialect; provincialism; corrupted form (e.g. of word); mispronunciation
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
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
scene; sight; scenario; setting
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
just past noon; afternoon
comparatively; relatively
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!