to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
night under the midnight sun; white night (at extreme latitudes); night during which the sun doesn't set
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
alumni association; graduates' association; alumni meeting; class reunion
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
how; in what way; how about
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.)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
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 a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
suffix for familiar person
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to look forward to something
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
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 wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
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
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
charming figure; alluring figure
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)