place near the mountains; hilly section of a city (e.g. Tokyo, Kobe, Yokohama)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
camphor tree (Cinnamomum camphora); camphorwood; camphor laurel
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
pleasant smell; aroma; fragrance; pleasant-smelling vegetation
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
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
honorific/polite/humble prefix
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
to feel; to sense; to experience
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
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.
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
macrobiotic diet; macrobiotics
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...