to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
Golden Week (early-May holiday season in Japan)
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
excursion; field trip; school trip
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
group; party; team; squad; section
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
adds force or indicates command
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few