February; second month of the lunar calendar
twenty-eighth day of the month; twenty-eight days
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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 give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
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
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
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
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 being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
time; season; period; phase; stage
moving (to a new place); moving in; transfer (to a new school)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
having special circumstances (e.g. problems, issues, advantages, flaws, defects, etc.); imperfect (merchandise); with defects