nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
rather; better; instead; if anything
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
conjunctive particle indicating a cause or reason
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
hello; good day; good afternoon
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
confections; sweets; candy; cake
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
new product; new line (of products)
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...