café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
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
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
trunks; shorts (e.g. seaside use)
stairs; stairway; staircase
big hit; big prize; bumper crop; striking it rich; right on the mark; bonanza
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to be needed; to be wanted