school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly; (not) readily; (not) right away; (not) immediately
to become animated; to liven up; to become active
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
arbor; arbour; suffix forming the final part of the pseudonyms of some writers and performers; suffix forming the final part of the name of a restaurant
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.
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
about; on; regarding; per; for every
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
counter for colours; color; colour; (outward) appearance; look; (facial) expression; face
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
how; in what way; how about
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
three; three years of age
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
good-value; economical; advantageous (price, deal, etc.); useful; helpful
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
had better ...; had better not ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt