that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
go on!; right!; here goes!
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; writing deliberately inflammatory posts online
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
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.)
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
festival; feast; carnival
cake wrapped in bamboo leaves
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
Children's Day (national holiday; May 5)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
memory; ability to remember
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to recall; to remember; to recollect
memories; recollections; reminiscence
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean