honorific/polite/humble prefix
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
now; the present time; just now; another; more
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
Critically Endangered (conservation status); CE
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
butter rice; buttered rice
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
pork miso soup; miso soup with pork and vegetables
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
second (unit of time); arc second
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn
man; male; masculine gender
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me