Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
... years old; age (of) ...
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
teahouse; (Edo period) rest stop; (geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha; tea house (that sells tea); tea dealer
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
president (of an organization); director general; governor (of a central bank); party leader (esp. LDP)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
exterior; surface; outside; outward appearance; looks
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
intimacy; affection; familiarity
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
while; even though; despite
to pause; to have a short intermission
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...