shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
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
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
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
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
Fukushima prefecture (Tōhoku area)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
Shizuoka prefecture (Chūbu area)
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
scene; spectacle; sight; view
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
business; trade; operations; sales
(being) off night duty; end of a night shift
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various