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
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
Fukuoka (city, prefecture)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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.
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
(sense of) taste; counter for food, drink, medicine, etc.
hot pot stew made with offal, vegetables and (often) miso
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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
name; given name; first name
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
great burdock (Arctium lappa); gobo
salted cod roe flavored with red pepper
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally