to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
second-year student; second-year pupil; biennial; biennial plant
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
(in) dire straits; (in a) serious bind; (in a) big pinch
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
fine weather; fair weather
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
noisily (running around); with heavy feet; in a fluster; in a flurry; slapstick
attendance (at school); going to school
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
(street) corner; turn (in the road); bend; turning point; watershed
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
crow (Corvus spp.); raven