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
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
program (e.g. TV); programme
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
pro among pros; best of the best; top tier; ultimate professional; player's player
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
son and heir; son who will succeed one
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
the way one works; one's working manner
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
woman; female; feminine gender
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
coming to an embassy, theatre, library, etc.
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me