ramen restaurant; noodle restaurant
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
A common name for the area around Akihabara Station in the Chiyoda ward of Tokyo, Japan, famous for being the centre of modern Japanese popular culture and a major shopping district for video games, anime, manga, electronics and computer-related goods.
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
demo version (of software); trial version
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
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 think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
remembrance; recollection; recognition