plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
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.)
while; during; while; although; all; both
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
study; diligence; discount; reduction
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that