very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
performance; appearance (in a stage, film, TV show, etc.)
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
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
serious; not joking; straight
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
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
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
how; in what way; how about
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 play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
name; given name; first name
to recall; to remember; to recollect
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
two classes; double; two sets
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
two persons; two people; pair; couple
since when; from when; how long
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
homeroom; form room; form class
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent
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.
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
solidarity; banding together and working as one for a common cause
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