everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
lost article; thing left behind; leaving something behind; forgetting something
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
bento; Japanese box lunch
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
canteen; flask; water bottle; thermos
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
you (plural); all of you; you all
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
wood chip; splinter; thin shingles
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
(being) empty-handed; lapse of manners of paying a visit without taking a gift
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
school trip; field trip; excursion; long walk; excursion (on foot)
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
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.
suffix for familiar person
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
how; in what way; how about
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.)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
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
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
whenever you want; any time you like
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless