Golden Week (early-May holiday season in Japan)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
family vacation; family trip
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
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
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
time; hour; period; class
continuous; nonstop; consecutive; ceaseless
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.)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
triple time; three important requisites
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also