liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
in that way; thus; so; so?
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
boy; bellboy; porter; waiter
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
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
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
(some) more; even more; longer; further
being good at conversation; conversationalist; good talker
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
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
regular customer; valued client
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone