opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
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
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to join forces; to cooperate
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
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 be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
adds force or indicates command
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
together; mutually; fellow
river; stream; River; the ... river
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
father; dad; husband; you; he
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
family which supports a temple; parishioner
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's