ceremony held at the end of a school term; end-of-term ceremony
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
inside of a store (restaurant, café, etc.); store interior; on the premises
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
taking one's children along (to an event, into a new marriage, etc.); parent with child
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
student (esp. a university student)
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
more than usual (usu. time)
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
second; number two; runner-up
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
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 ...
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger
one by one; one after another; successively
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 convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good