store interior; inside of a shop
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.
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
one sweep (of the eye); sweeping view; unbroken view
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
night view; night skyline; nightscape
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
gem; jewel; precious stone
here and there; everywhere
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to inlay; to insert; to plug in (to a formula); to immerse; to trick; to deceive
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
woman; female; feminine gender
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
so; like this; in this way
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
fair-skinned; light-complexioned