rather; better; instead; if anything
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
because; as; since; so; due to
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
hello; good day; good afternoon
(someone else's) parents; both parents
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
confections; sweets; candy; cake
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
to sell; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.)
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun