summer vacation; summer holiday
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
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
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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.
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; tackling; challenging (someone to a contest)
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
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
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
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
myself; yourself; I; me; you
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
merry voices (e.g. of children playing)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
sleepover; overnight stay
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to make merry; to be festive
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
large amount of baggage; bulky baggage; cargo
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)