sweets (desserts, candy, etc.)
loveable; very likeable; like very much
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
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
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
tradition; legend; folklore
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
festival (esp. music, film, etc.)
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
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 protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
cool and cute; cool in a cute way; cute in a cool way
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
one more time; once more; once again
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
yeah, yeah; whatever; yes; sure; hello; giddy-up
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
notice; attention; observation
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful