here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
after school (at the end of the day)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
woman; female; feminine gender
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
stairs; stairway; staircase
place for dancing; dance floor; landing (of a staircase); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); cooling off
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
fall; tumble; spill; fall (in position, standing, etc.); downfall; descent
at that time; in those days
school principal; school headmaster; school headmistress
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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.
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
one's own child; one's own children
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
one day; (on) a certain day
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
closing of a school; closed school
since then; from that time; ever since