finally; at last; in the end; ultimately
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
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 float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
ceremony held at the end of a school term; end-of-term ceremony
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
the way back; the way home; return trip
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
to go (to); to make one's way (to); to visit
while; during; while; although; all; both
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
step; stride; counter for steps
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
place; position; location; position; standing; status
one line; one streak; one item (in an itemized form); one clause; one matter (affair, event, case, incident)
tobacco; cigarette; cigar; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)