yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
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
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
club activities; extracurricular activities
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
ta-dah!; ta-da!; tada!; voilà
skateboard; skateboarding