this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
(arch.) office; (arch.) official; chief; head; (Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa) person (usually a woman) whose duty it is to officiate at religions ceremonies
in that way; thus; so; so?
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
primary school; elementary school; grade school
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
alumni association; graduates' association; alumni meeting; class reunion
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
closing of a school; closed school
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
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
participation; joining; entry; adherence
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk