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.)
maid; helper; help; assistance
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; yoisho! (word shouted by the spectators during a yokozuna's ritual stomps); yoisho (filler word in folk music, etc.); flattery; buttering up (someone)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
gratitude; thanks; apology
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
sampling food; tasting; trying
how; in what way; how about; questionable
each time; every time; thank you for your continued patronage; thank you for your support; hello; I'm coming in
greatly; very much; thanks a lot
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
red bean paste; red bean jam; filling (e.g. of a manjū); stuffing; padding
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
regular customer; regular patron; regular visitor; constant companion