well then ...; in that situation; in which case
bye-bye; good-bye; see you; saying goodbye; parting
Japanese cherry birch (Betula grossa); yellow catalpa (Catalpa ovata); Japanese mallotus (Mallotus japonicus); printing block; catalpa bow; catalpa medium
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
company president; manager; director
welcome!; nice to see you!
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
really; truly; indeed; good grief
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
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
managing director; executive director; routine business; regular business
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
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.
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter
evening; last night; yesterday evening
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
sukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as