ghost that appears at sea during a shipwreck; something strange or suspicious; mask for roles involving dead or ghost characters
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
enrollment in kindergarten; enrollment in nursery school; entering a park, garden, zoo, etc.
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to lose heart; to lose interest; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose focus; to let one's guard down
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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 make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
middle of the night; dead of night
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to get out of bed; to show a leg
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
educational institution; school; academy; campus
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
kindergarten entrance ceremony
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
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 (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly