junior high school student; middle school pupil
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
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
senior high school student
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
go that far; to that extent
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
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 take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...