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...
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
patisserie; pastry shop; French-style pastry
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
Christmas cake; unmarried woman above the age of 25
stollen; German fruit cake
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
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.)