place near the mountains; hilly section of a city (e.g. Tokyo, Kobe, Yokohama)
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
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 create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
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
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
redecoration; remodelling; remodeling; refurbishment
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
camphor tree (Cinnamomum camphora); camphorwood; camphor laurel
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing