aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
summer vacation; summer holiday
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
time; hour; period; class
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
they; those guys; those fellows
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
only; just; (ever) since; after; continuously; remaining (in a particular state)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
now; the present time; just now; another; more
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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.
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!