middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
empty rice field (between the harvest and spring)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
(some) more; even more; longer; further
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
then; well; so; well then
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
name; given name; first name
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace