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
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
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.
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
seventh day of the month; seven days
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
dressing; dressing; putting on clothes
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
the West; the Occident; Western countries
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
skewered rice dumplings in a sweet soy glaze
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
to cramp; to be cramped; to contract
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence