fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
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
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
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
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
festival (esp. music, film, etc.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
adds force or indicates command
honorific/polite/humble prefix
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
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
time; hour; period; class
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
second (unit of time); arc second
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
participation; joining; entry; adherence
club activities; extracurricular activities
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
all; entire; whole; altogether
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.