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
this; our; the ... in question; right; justice; fairness
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
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.
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
hors d'oeuvre; appetizer; appetiser; starter
autumn breeze; fall breeze
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
item; article; dish; course; finest item
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
totally (immersed in something, e.g. liquid, work); addicted
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
curse; spell; malediction