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
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
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.
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
hors d'oeuvre; appetizer; appetiser; starter
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
dressing; dressing; putting on clothes
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
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
home (of something); place famous for its ...; place of origin; birthplace; morning session; last session in the morning
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
feel on the tongue (of food or drink); texture
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
story; tale; talk; discussion
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for