Amida Buddha's original vow; long-cherished desire
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
river; stream; River; the ... river
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
memories; recollections; reminiscence
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
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
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 follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
sorry; excuse me; thank you
something unrelated (to what has been discussed thus far)
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
don't you think?; indicates question
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
honorific/polite/humble prefix