returning from school; going home from school
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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 buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to pick up; to find; to gather
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
senior high school student
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
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
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
letter; missive; note; mail
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...