here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
Shinbashi (section of Tokyo)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
business; trade; operations; sales
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 perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
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
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
now; the present time; just now; another; more
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to throw at; to turn; to raise
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
egosearching; egosurfing; self-googling
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance