fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
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; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
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.); quitting
festival (esp. music, film, etc.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
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; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look 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 to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
I'm off (and will be back later); 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; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
second (unit of time); arc second
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
participation; joining; entry
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; so
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.