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, ...
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
how; in what way; how about
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid