today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; 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; even if; 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; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
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 ...-ed; to be ...-ed
mom; mommy; mum; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
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; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
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; so
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
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 feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think 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; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response