August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
ninth day of the month; nine days
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
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
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
in that way; thus; so; so?
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent
planning; project; plan; design
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.
to discuss; to talk together
in the meanwhile; during the time
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for