Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
Golden Week; string of public holidays in late April-early May
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; so
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night
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; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; 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; in some respects; in some way
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; removing partitions (to create an open space); joining separate rooms into one
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
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
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; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
triple time; triple meter; triple metre; three important requisites
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor