indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
fruit store; fruit dealer; fruit seller; fruiterer; greengrocer
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
woman; female; feminine gender
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 take (someone) along; to bring along; to be accompanied by
red-light district; prostitution quarter; geisha quarter
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
when it becomes; when it comes to
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
feelings; thoughts; meaning
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
head (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead; forefront; vanguard
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
guest of honor; guest of honour; good customer; important customer
nothing but; except; no more than
entering a store; entering a restaurant; becoming an employee of a store; starting to work at a store; opening up a shop (in a department store, etc.)