contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
New Year's holiday; period encompassing the close of the old year and the start of the New Year
company; corporation; workplace
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
agency; commission; reception (of guests); conveyance (of messages)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
than; from; out of; except; but; more
deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
every year; yearly; annually
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
Bon and year-end festivals
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
by all means; by all costs
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
relation; connection; relevance