summer vacation; summer holiday
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
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
about when; about what time; how soon
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
father; dad; husband; you; he
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
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.