May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
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
end of consecutive holidays
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
mock exam; practice exam; practice test
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
consequence; outcome; result; blame
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
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.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
school of one's (first, second) choice
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
entry (in a form, register, diary, etc.); filling in; filling out
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)