lovers talk; sweet nothings
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
Shinbashi (section of Tokyo)
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
number one; first; best; most; game; round
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
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
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
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.
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to become spring-like; to show signs of spring