quiet (e.g. neighbourhood); peaceful; tranquil
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
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.
management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
one's original family name; maiden name
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
one day; (on) a certain day
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
that day; the very same day
more than usual; especially; particularly
inside of a store (restaurant, café, etc.); store interior; on the premises
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
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
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to cool oneself; to cool off; to enjoy the cool air
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to