today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
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
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
competitive entrance examinations for prestigious kindergartens and elementary schools
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
primary school; elementary school; grade school
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
had better ...; had better not ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
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.
as a child; when one was a child
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
myself; yourself; I; me; you
name; given name; first name
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
great depth; bottomless; great height
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response