preface; foreword; introduction; beginning; start
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
monk; priest, particularly a high-ranking Zen monk honored by the imperial court
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal
purchase; buying; buying used articles as a company; trade-in; purchase on a no-return policy; lump-sum payment
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
article (in a document); clause; counter for lines, stripes, streaks, rays, etc.; although; though; since
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
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 stand side by side; to stand in a row
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
antique store; curio store
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
store name; shop name; restaurant name
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
gallery; corridor; art gallery; upper gallery (in a theatre); spectators (esp. at a golf tournament)
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration