contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); progression (e.g. chord 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
year-end and New Year holidays (e.g. from December 29 to January 3)
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
agency; agent; answering (the door, phone, etc. on someone's behalf); ushering in (a visitor); passing on (a message); conveyance
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
deadline; closing; closing (a door, window, etc.); cofferdam
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
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
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
every year; yearly; annually
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
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
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
Bon and year-end festivals
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
by all means; at 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 ...-ed; to be ...-ed
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
relation; connection; relevance