(school) athletic festival; sports day; field day
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
substitute national holiday; day off in lieu of a national holiday that falls on a Sunday; compensatory holiday; compensatory day off work (for having worked on a holiday, etc.)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
department (of a university or hospital); course (of study); branch of study; family
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
eight; eight (rowing boat)
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
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 recall; to remember; to recollect
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
feeling; sense; impression
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post