bing-bong bang-bong (Big Ben chimes, used as a bell in Japanese schools)
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
now; the present time; just now; another; more
conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat; something shaped like a conical hat or an umbrella; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
dry and rough; desiccated; rustling
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
dropping out of school; withdrawal from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
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)
pupil; student; schoolchild
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
way of living; manner of living; lifestyle
needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; guiding principle; guideline; guide
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to have a talk; to tell a story
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
pregnancy; conception; gestation
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
the opposite sex; isomerism
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency