this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
midterm (mid-semester) test or exam
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
wish; desire; ambition; choice
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
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 change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
headmaster; principal; dean; provost; rector
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
don't you think?; indicates question
now; the present time; just now; another; more
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit