finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
present; gift; to give a present or gift
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
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?
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
a little; a bit; slightly
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
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 take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
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
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
eve (esp. Christmas Eve); the night before
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
in that way; thus; so; so?
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
reopening after renovation
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory