yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
older sister; lass; young lady
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
ceremony held at the end of a school term; end-of-term ceremony
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
adds force or indicates command
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
front; frontage; facade; main
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
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
finding employment; getting a job
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
senior high school student
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
time; hour; period; class
(with) only a few left; (with) little left
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
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.
how; in what way; how about
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
winter vacation; winter holidays
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
(the) positive; yang (in Chinese divination); the open; visible place
to; traditional unit of volume, approx. 18 litres; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar); Chinese "Dipper" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)