bye-bye; good-bye; see you; saying goodbye; parting
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
suffix for familiar person
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
life; living; I; me; student
nagi (species of conifer, Nageia nagi)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
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
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
middle of the night; dead of night
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to