excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
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.)
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
don't you think?; indicates question
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
senior high school student
finding employment; getting a job
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
study; diligence; discount; reduction
to be worried; to be troubled
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
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.)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof