this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
deputy head teacher; vice principal
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
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
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
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
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
preservation of health; hygiene; sanitation
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
(committee) chairman; president
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
to face; to go towards; to head towards
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to fall into ruin; to be desolated
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
covered in mud; mud-caked
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)