school festival; campus festival
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
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
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
main school; principal school; this school; our school
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
pupil; student; schoolchild
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
pride; boast; credit (to)
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 hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to go over the top; to act without restraint; to cut loose
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
please (give me); please (do for me)
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
guardians; parents; father and older brother
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
use; utilization; utilisation; application
you (plural); all of you; you all
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
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.)
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
all; entire; whole; altogether
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
one's share; one's portion
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
report; return (e.g. tax); statement; declaration; notification; filing
progress; being under way