school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
one more time; once more; once again
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
kaki; Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
one thin flat object; one sheet
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
honorific/polite/humble prefix
two persons; two people; pair; couple
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
tradition; legend; folklore
birth; creation; formation
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
since when; from when; how long
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
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.)
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)