three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
leadership conference; summit meeting; top-level conference
allergy; aversion (to); strong distaste (for)
mixing; blending; adding; adulteration; contamination
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
(ear of) Japanese pampas grass
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
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 take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
hors d'oeuvre; appetizer; appetiser; starter
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
store; shop; establishment; restaurant