establishment (of a business); founding
whole year; entire year; n-th year anniversary
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 go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck
coffee shop; coffeehouse; café
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
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
combination; assortment (of goods); assorted basket or box (e.g. of chocolates)
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
man; male; masculine gender
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
woman; female; feminine gender
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
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
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
Rio; Rio de Janeiro (abbr)
half; biracial person (esp. half-Japanese); person of mixed parentage
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
laughing embarrassedly and sticking out one's tongue
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do