again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
head; chief; top student; head of the class; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
results; record; grades; marks
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
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
cross mark; demerit mark; an X
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
consequence; outcome; result; blame
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
study; diligence; discount; reduction
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
liberalization; liberalisation; freeing
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
until now; so far; up to the present
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den