restaurant (esp. Western-style)
welcome!; nice to see you!
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
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
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
hors d'oeuvre; appetizer; appetiser; starter
unrequited love; one-sided love
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to talk; to chat; to chatter
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
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.
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
stimulating; exciting; provocative
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs