to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
in that way; thus; so; so?
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
high rating; good reputation
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
alone; by oneself; on one's own
management; administration; cutting up and serving food; cut and fill (e.g. earthwork)
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to be moreish; to have a quality that encourages you to eat (drink) more of them after; to have lingering effects
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
store interior; inside of a shop
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
superb piece of work; masterpiece; exquisite item; perfection; unique article
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
emotion; feeling; atmosphere; mood; spirit
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
woman; female; feminine gender
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing