chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
eighth month of the lunar calendar
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
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
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
please (give me); please (do for me)
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
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 hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
nashi (Pyrus pyrifolia, esp. var. culta); Japanese pear; Asian pear; sand pear; apple pear
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
suffix for familiar person
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
in this way; thus; such; uh...
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)