you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
(in the same way) as before; as always
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
mock exam; practice exam; practice test
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
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 raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
passing (an exam); pass; success; meeting (specifications, standards, etc.); passing (inspection); qualification
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
passing university entrance exams in the last year of high school (instead of failing then taking gap year(s))
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?; 's; of
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least