preface; foreword; introduction; beginning; start
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
bikini model (usually teenage); pin-up girl
big athletic meet (esp. at a school); sports day; field day
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
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 turn on; to switch on; to light up
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
spirits; excitement; tension; tension (mental strain); anxiety
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to jump out; to leap out; to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to protrude; to project
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
time; hour; period; class
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
volume (sound level); volume; bulk; volume (book); volume (storage area); potentiometer
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; part-timer
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
Izumi (former province located in the southwest of present-day Osaka Prefecture)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water