thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
Ginza (shopping district in Tokyo); (Edo period) silver mint
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
study; diligence; discount; reduction
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
since when; from when; how long
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
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.
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
cutting an alcoholic beverage (usu. whisky or shōchū); diluting an alcoholic beverage; cut drink; diluted drink; watered-down drink