Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
company president; manager; director
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
round; tranquil; contentedly at ease
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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 hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
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
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
business discussion; negotiation
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
in that way; thus; so; so?
honorific/polite/humble prefix
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
geisha; Japanese singing and dancing girl; dressed-up beautiful woman
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
office kitchenette; room with facilities for boiling water
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to boil; to heat; to excite; (arch.) to melt (metal)
while; during; while; although; all; both
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays