that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
29th day of the month; 29 days
Golden Week; string of public holidays in late April-early May
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
second marriage; remarriage
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
now; the present time; just now; another; more
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
wide-open; frank; open; candid
primary school; elementary school; grade school
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
appearance (in the eyes of society); decency
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
facility; facilities; institution; home (for the elderly, orphans, etc.)