instant; moment; for an instant
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
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.
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
myself; yourself; I; me; you
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
there is nothing; having nothing
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
summer vacation; summer holiday
school building; schoolhouse
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
sports club (e.g. at school); sports department (e.g. in a newspaper)
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
concert band (as a school activity); wind ensemble
brass (musical) instrument
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to overflow; to brim over; to flood