opening; start; opening credits; title sequence; theme song (played during the opening credits of a TV show, etc.)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
the other day; a few days ago
setting off (on a long journey); setting out; departure (e.g. for the front); starting a new life; starting life anew
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
head of the student council; president of the student council
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to concern; to be related
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
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.)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
victory or defeat; victory and defeat
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 spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
voting; ballot; poll; vote
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
like this; this sort; this way
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me