soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
athletic meet (esp. at a school); sports day; field day; sports festival
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
print; printing; (printed) copy; handout; flyer
guardian; protector; patron; parent
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
please (give me); please (do for me)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
tama-ire; game in which two teams throw as many balls as possible into a basket atop a high pole (usu. played at school sports festivals)
tug of war; forward puller (of a rickshaw)
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
to come to see; to come and see; to visit
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
bento; Japanese box lunch
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client