hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes
summer vacation; summer holiday
sweets (desserts, candy, etc.)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
adds force or indicates command
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
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
(swimming) pool; pool (billiards); pool (together)
exaggerated beyond recognition; nonsense; wild talk; lies
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
snuggling; nuzzling; cuddling
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
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
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
memories; recollections; reminiscence
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.
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
(cute) suffix for familiar person; cute adjective form
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic